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

Location:
Clondrohid, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Loingsigh
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  1. I
    An Creachaillín Éithigh bhréagaigh aitisigh
    An Captain seo glaodhaigh (glaodhadh) óthaobh na carraige
    Do thó geóin agus nár seasaimh 'nár gchar
    Do chanadh go féitheach réim na Banban
    le na seasmail gur ghéill na ceadta pearsa 'ca
    Thug brón dóibh agus fearann go deó.
    Fearg na gcraosach tréan gur tairrigeadh
    Airm agus piléir a bhí go saor i n-aisce aca
    Go dtraochaidh leathanmhair sa spéir gan amharca
    Gaedhil a bhí ceangailte go daor fí tharcuisne
    'S go bhfóiridh dóibh siúd Athair na gCómhacht.
    II
    Tá Clanna Miléisean traochta i n-anabhroid
    A's achtanna deanta i dtéarmaibh Shasana
    Ag nuadhacht sceóil a's ag teachtaire ó'n mbórd
    Ag seata aca claon le méid a margaidh
    Do spalpadh gan spéis ar léigheadh de leabharaibh
    Coróinn Sheóirse sheasaimh go deó
    Bladaireacht, baothacht, bréag is mealla-choin
    A's startha nár léighidh na naomh cé aithrisead
    Feuch-se an tabharthas, laoch na ndeachmhuighthe
    D'fhúig na ceadta cartuighthe, traochta, tactuighthe,
    Thug geóin spóirt do Ghallaibh na ndeóidh.
    III
    Aithcim, a's éigin ar an Aonmhac 'cheannuigh sinn
    (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
    Informant
    Seán Ó Liatháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Sliabh Riabhach, Co. Cork