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School: Bealach, Bansha (roll number 1131)

Location:
Ballagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
S. Meiscill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0575, Page 299

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    “I have here some stray verses which I took down from one Domhnaillín Beag Ó Riain of Ros an Droichid, An Bháinseach, about 1905.”

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    Níor cabhair é do bocht in am a ngábhaidh é
    Ruidín gortach - nár bhfiú é trácht air

    Tug Diarmuid an Craobh agus cead chun chinn don Cinnéadach.

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    (1) Garrdha na bFarradh is the name of a townland in the Disrict as is also Ardán. Likewise Coláiste.

    (2) Ruidín gortac - applied by the old people of the Glen to a person of very frugal habits - a hungry little miser.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Glen of Aherlow, Co. Limerick / Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Seán Ó Grúagáin
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher