School: Sliabh Riabhach

Location:
An Sliabh Riabhach, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Suibhne
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    Beidh tuill biotáile le fághail in aisge 'gat.
    Dein suas t-aigne is teanam abhaile liom,
    Óró; is a mbeidh agam do gheobhair.
    III
    Níl áird sa tsaoghal más fíor nách rachainn leat,
    Is do ghléasfhainn mo long dá m'fhiú toirbhthe,
    Óról thar farraige mhóir
    Do bhéarfainn liom tú annon go h-Albain,
    No go Hanover más é is fearra leat
    Éire seasamh liom, ná bíodh eagla ort
    Óró; is nách tusa mo stór.
    IV
    Do shiúbhaleóchainn an saoghal go léir is an Breathnaisg leat,
    'S níor bh'fhearra liom bheith in Éirinn ag éisteach Aifrinn,
    Óró; ná i Sasana nódh.
    Coinghiall ár bpósta stó bheith eadrainn,
    'S an fhaid a mhairfhimíd beó gan gleó bheith eadrainn,
    Óró; creid feasta mo ghlór.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Siobhán Ní Mhurchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Doirín Álainn, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Pádruig Ua Mhurchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Doirín Álainn, Co. Cork