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8Ṁaḋ Rol. Uiṁ. 7.
ABRÁN,
1891.
The following poem was written at the Philadelphia Irish School from
the recitation of Mr. James Collins, a native of Rosscarbery, Co. Cork.
— J. J. LYONS.
SEÁĠAN de BARRA.
Suiġiḋ, a ḋaoine, go n-inseoġaiḋ mé sgeul daoiḃ
Cad iad na trí niḋ is mó ċum a' t-anam a ḋaoraḋ,
A bheiṫ geallaṁuint, caillṁuint, barrṁuil, breugaċ,
Buarṫa, malluiġṫe, 's is damanta é a saoṫar.
Is sáiṁ 's is socair a ḃíḋeann a' ċolan air suan,
Cuinle geala air lasaḋ taoḃ suas de,
Na mná críonna n-a suiġeaḋ go gruama,
'S na mná óga 's a n-deor air a n-gruaiḋe aca.
Buiḋeaċas le Dia mar ḋéanas an aoine,
Nó ḃeiḋeaḋ mo ċuid feola n-a spólaiḋe ciara,
'S mo ċuid fula n-a loċaiḃ am ṫimċioll,
S ó, a Ṁuire ḃeannuiġṫe, sgreadaim go síor ort.
Ḃíḋeas a gaḃáil suas bóiṫrín caol dam,
Ḃí an dá ṁactire air gaċ taoḃ dam,
'S a m-beul air leiṫ aca ċum mo stróca ó ċéile,
Nó mo ċur go h-ifrionn a foileann na péine.
Do ḃí ċuig teine aca ċum mo ḋóiġte,
Buḋ ṁó gaċ aon teine aca ná ċúig ceud cis ṁóna,
