School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór (roll number 1685)

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1. Local Songs (continued)

   “You farmers of Ireland and poor servant boys.”

   

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   I
   Cé tón ort a rógaire, a Bhradaigh.
   Do creachaidh an Luaim go léir.
   Go bh'feon leat gach solaius na bh'flaitheasa.
   Go féicheadh do shúil ba claon.
   Siubhalfair sa mhóin ar maidin
   As béidh t-anam sa cuairt a glaoch
   As mo dhá cois ní beo'fair a casadh léi
   Seachtmhain a thabhairt a ble.
   II
   Agus a |Dhómhnaill ní ghádh dhuit i ceanghail
   A dtiurfá dhom blaise beag féir
   Is áluinn go h-áluinn ort bainne
   Ar maidin le fáinne an lae
   Do tharfadh do chroidhe te's an Earraigh
   Go b'aithbheochadh dhuit coffí agus té
   Is áluinn go eafairt a anairt
   Ar maidin le fainne an lae.

   This poem was composed by |Seán a Pheadair ) Murphy who was poet and who also owned a farm in Nohival. He made several poems - all satires. He made one satirising his own family. Dan Lyons who was a workman of Sean's had a goat which used to eat Sean's cabbages so Dan tied the goat to the loom. Seán made

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Seán Ó Cróinín

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Scrahan, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John O' Connell

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   80

   Address

   Scrahan, Co. Cork