School: Toames, Maghcromtha (roll number 15478)

Location:
Tooms, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Búrca
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  1. Mo chroidhe thu is mo chuimrinn
    Is nuair a thagadh an smeachta geal go hursain
    'gus an Bhaintreobhach bhocht is a leinbh
    D'eirightheá féin ón dteine
    Is do chuirtheá iad na suidhe id ionad
    go dtrághada an saol 'gus an tuille
    Is go nimithedh an fuacht is an cuisne
    Is go ndeineadh an ghrian a nochtadh
    Is go ionnradh sí go nárd ar chnocaibh
    Is ar an bhruach na bandan gile
    Gur geallle fíon a huiste.
    Is gurabéan díol d'iarthá féin an ionad
    ná beannacht Dé 'gus Muire
    'gus an Daintreabhach( na baintreghe) 'gus a leinbh
    Ia dá mbeadhmo shúile deanta na glaine
    nó croidhe na sgeiche gile
    noiaran cruaidh na gcruidhte
    nó de adhmrd[?] cruaidhe na coille
    id diaidh do bhrinn ag sileadh
    Ó beannacht Dé 'gus Muire
    Ar da anam bláth na coile
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    Irish