1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Curratavy

School: Curratavy

Location:
Corratawy, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. Ó Gallchobhair
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 120

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 120

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Curratavy
  2. XML Page 120
  3. XML “Liosta Focla”
  4. XML “Glengevlin Evictions - Poem”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Liosta Focla

    Share Share Post
    Diardaoin Deasgabhall dachadh lá indhíaidh na hAiseirighe = Ascension Thursday

    Diardaoin Corp Criosta = Corpus Christi
    Pobal = Congregation
    Gearan = horse
    Capall = Mare

    Beannugadh na dha bhannog dhéag agus an éisg.
    Ball na gcúig aran agus a da íasg ar an dha mhíle seo a rinne Díá
    Rath an rí go dtigidh chugainn ar ar gcuid agus ar ar gráin (lot)

    Fúair mé seo omó sean-athair Sean Maighuidhir.
    Ailís Ní Mhaghnuis
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Ailís Ní Mhaghnuis
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Sean Maghuidhir
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male

  2. Glengevlin Evictions - Poem

    Share Share Post
    Glangevlin thou hast witnessed a scene of grief and woe,

    Exterminators swept your land a few short years ago.
    When cursed Angleyes troops they came all armed ruthlessly

    To confiscate and devastate a struggling tenantry.

    (II)
    St Patrick's sons in thousands run, they were always firm and bold,

    Each maid and man inside of Glan, they came so firm and true,

    To sympathize with the evicted and condemn the landlord's crew.

    (III)
    The men of brave Killinagh, their names shall be revealed,
    All answered to the call and were foremost on the field,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit