School: Gurrane (B.) (roll number 14839)

Location:
Clondrohid, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Loingsigh
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  1. Deintear alán rudaí mí-nádútha in Éirinn Oidhche Bhealtaine. Ba ghnáth le daoine riamh eirghe go moch maidean lae Bealtaine agus dul amach feuchaint an mbeadh deatach i dtightibh na gcómharsan. Dá mbeadh do creidtí roimis seo go mbeadh roint de thoradh a chuid tailimh beirthe ó'n duine sin i gcóir na bliana.
    Do creidtí leis dá dtéigheadh duine amach maidean lae Bealtaine agus go ndeineadh sé tobar cómharsan do sgiomadh le gó-chupán agus an t-uisce do chaitheamh os cionn a gualainn chlé, go mbeadh an chómharsa san dealbh i rith na bliana mar go mbeadh an sochar ag an té a sgiomadh an tobar.
    Ní chomáineadh na sean-daoine aon bhó amach Oidhche Bealtaine ar eagla go dtiocfadh duine éigin an treó agus go ndeanfadh sé na ba do chrúdh. Dá dtárluigheadh a leithéid deirtear go mbeadh an t-ím go léir ag an duine sin i rith na bliana.
    Chídheann an breac san abhainn an ré nua an chéad oidhche
    Cídheann capall bán í an tarna oidhche
    Cídheann an duine í an tríomhadh oidhche.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Donnchadh Ó Ceallacháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullenroe, Co. Cork