School: Com Liath (Scoil Brighde) (roll number 8924)

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Coomleagh West, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Muircheartach Ó Cróinín
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  1. Sa tsean aimsir nuair a chaillfidhe duine bheadh mná ag deanamh ranna moltha dhóibh agus iad fá clár i dtig an toraimh.
    Do chailleadh sean duine uair agus thála go raibh inghean leis pósta i mbaile ar a dtugtaoí Ínnse. Bhí bean mhic ag an sean duine posta san dtig agus thárla leis gur ó Innse ab eadh í.
    Nuair a tháinig an inghean isteach i dtig an torraimh, sheas sí ós a chionn agus seo mar a mhol sí é:-
    Mo ghrádh thú is mo thaisge
    Is ba mhó le rádh thú tamall
    Nuair a bhathaí much id' chuid bainne
    Idir dhá Chéadaoin an Earraig
    Nuair a bhíodh muintir Ínnse dealbh.

    Dubairt bean a mhic a freagairt:-
    Léan ort agus lagair
    A sraoile bhuidhe 's a chaile
    Is ná cuir bréag go deó ar mhairbh
    Is go mór mhór ar t-athair
    Mar níor mhuich é ach banbh
    Is níor leis féín an bainne
    Ach e baluighthe aige ar fuaid na mbaile.
    (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