School: Tigh Molaga (C.) (roll number 12457)
- Location:
- Timoleague, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Shithigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0319, Page 069
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“A woman was spinning with a Dutch wheel.”
A woman was spinning with a Dutch wheel. A funeral passed - she didn't stop working: some one said to her:-"A bhean úd
Nár éirigh suas go tláth,
Agus goil leis na mná,
Agus dul leo thar sráid,
Agus fill arís ar do shál,
Agus bheith ag sníomh go lá.
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“A man was dead and laid out on the table.”
A man was dead and laid out on the table. His wife did not want to bury him in his own burial place. She was sitting by the fire during the night, when the dead man's sister (who was dead for 12 months) appeared at the door and said:-"A bhean úd, thuas sa chúl,
Tóg uaim chlaonta súil,
Tá glaodhach na gcoileach chugham,
Is caithfead-sa bheith ag siubhal,
Is dá dtabharainn-sé lá is blian ag siubhal,(continues on next page)