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These are poems of our own and our parents' childhood, containing lines, words, sounds that go round and round in our heads years after we think we have forgotten them. Favourite Poems We Learned As Gaeilge gives the reader the opportunity to savour again these treasures of our youth. They are the poems we want to read, rather than the poems we have to read.

CLÁR ÁBHAIR

RÉAMHRÁ ....................................... 7

MISE ÉIRE

• An tAmhrán Náisiúnta ........................... 11
• Mise Éire - Pádraig Mac Piarais .............. 11
• Trí Tréithe na Féinne - Osborn Ó hAimheirgin . 12
• Labhair an Teanga Ghaeilge - Ní fios cé a chum 12
• Amhrán Dóchais - Osborn Ó hAimheirgin ........ 13
• Rosc Catha na Mumhan - Piaras Mac Gearailt ... 14
• Róisín Dubh - Ón mbéaloideas ................. 15
• Óró, 'Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile! - Pádraig Mac Piarais ... 16
• Cath Chéim an Fhia - Máire Bhuí Ní Laoire ... 17
• Cáit Ní Dhuibhir - Ón mbéaloideas ............ 18
• Bás an Chroppy - Dúghlas De Híde ............. 19
• An tSeanbhean Bhocht - Micheál Ó Súilleabháin 20
• An Seanfhear Dall - Ní fios cé a chum ........ 21
• An Spailpín Fánach - Ón mbéaloideas .......... 23
• Anseo i Lár an Ghleanna - Sean Mac Fheorais .. 24
• A Dhroimeann Donn Dílis - Ón mbéaloideas ..... 25

AG CRÍOST AN SÍOL

• Ag Críost An Síol - Micheál O Síocháin ....... 27
• A Mhuire na nGrás - Ní fios cé a chum ........ 31
• Glóire do Dhia - Ní fios cé a chum ........... 31
• Lúireach Phádraig - Ón mbéaloideas ........... 32
• Comhairle don Duine Óg - Ní fios cé a chum ... 33
• Oíche Nollag - Máire Mhac an tSaoi ........... 34
• A Aon-Mhic Dé Chuaigh d'Éag - Ón mbéaloideas . 35
• Aithrí Raifteirí - Antaine Ó Reachtaire ...... 36
• Caoin Tú Féin, a Dhuine Bhoicht - Ó lámhscríbhinní ... 36
• Dóchas Linn Naomh Pádraig - Ní fios cé a chum . 39

DÁNTA DON AOS ÓG

• Seoithín, Seothó - Tomás Ó Ceallaigh ......... 41
• Cúl an Tí - Seán Ó Ríordáin .................. 45
• An Damhán Alla agus an Mhíoltóg - Dúghlas de Híde ... 46
• An Sionnach agus an Préachán - Ní fios cé a chum ... 47
• Beidh Aonach Amárach - Ní fios cé a chum ...... 48
• Tháinig Long ó Valparaiso - Pádraig de Brún .. 49
• Déirín Dé - Ní fios cé a chum ................ 50
• Amhrán na Gaoithe - Pádraig Ó Duinnín ........ 51
• Trí Muicíní Beaga - Ní fios cé a chum ........ 52
• Táim Breoite go Leor - Ón mbéaloideas ........ 53
• Tuirne Mháire - Ní fios cé a chum ............ 54

MO GHRÁ GO DAINGEAN THÚ!

• Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoire - Eibhlín Dhubh Ní Chonaill ... 55
• Jimmy Mo Mhíle Stór - Ón mbéaloideas ......... 59
• Fáinne Geal an Lae - Ní fios cé a chum ....... 61
• Nach Aoibhinn do na hÉiníní - Ní fios cé a chum ... 62
• Buachaill ón Éirne - Ní fios cé a chum ....... 63
• Bheir Mí Ó - Ní fios cé a chum ............... 64
• Tá Mé 'Mo Shuí - Ón mbéaloideas .............. 65
• Úrchnoc Chéin Mhic Cáinte - Peadar Ó Doirnín . 66

CORA CRUA AN tSAOIL

• An Gleann 'nar Tógadh Mé - Dúghlas de Híde ... 67
• Machnamh an Duine Dhoilíosaigh - Seán Ó Coileáin ... 71
• Mise Raifteri - Seán Ó Ceallaigh ............. 72
• Na Coisithe - Liam S. Gógan .................. 76
• Seán Ó Duibhir an Ghleanna - Ní fios cé a chum 76
• Fornocht do Chonac Thú - Pádraig Mac Piarais . 77
• Fáilte don Éan - Séamas Dall MacCuarta ....... 78
• Éamann an Chnoic - Ón mbéaloideas ............ 80
• Donncha Bán - Ón mbéaloideas ................. 81
• Cill Chais - Ón mbéaloideas .................. 82
• Chlaon Mé Mo Cheann - Séamas Ó Néill ......... 84
• Bean tSléibhe ag Caoineadh a Mic - Pádraig Mac Piarais ... 86
• Eanach Dhúin - Antaine Ó Reachtaire .......... 87

AN NÁDÚR

• An Aimsir - Ón mbéaloideas ................... 88
• An Samhradh ag Filleadh go hÉirinn - Pádraig Ó Miléadha ... 93
• An tEarrach Thiar - Máirtín Ó Direáin ........ 93
• Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn - Ní fios cé a chum ... 94
• Duilleoga ar an Life - Séamas Ó Néill ........ 96
• Ba Ghnách Mé ag Siúl - Brian Merriman ........ 98

DEORAÍOCHT

• Bánchnoic Éireann Óighe - Donncha Rua Mac Conmara ... 99
• Slán le Máighe - Aindrias Mac Craith ......... 103
• Maidin i mBéarra - Osborn Ó hAimheirgin ...... 105
• Pé in Éirinn Í - Liam Dall Ó hIfearnáin ..... 106
• Contae Mhaigh Eo - Tomás Ó Flannaíle ......... 107
• Cill Aodáin - Antaine Ó Reachtaire ........... 108
• Ceol Loch Aoidh - Sinéad Nic Mhaongail ....... 109
• Bóithre Bána - Eoghan Ó Tuairisc ............. 110

ILCHINEÁLACH

• Cad É Sin don Té Sin? - Ón mbéaloideas ....... 112
• Eoghan Cóir - Riocard Bairéid ................ 117
• An tOllamh Úr - Art Beanaid .................. 118
• An Déirc - Pádraig Ó Buirn .................. 120
• Preab san Ól - Riocard Bairéid ............... 121
• An Bonnán Buí - Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna . 122
• Subh Mhilis - Séamas Ó Néill ................ 123

CLÁR DE CHÉAD LÍNTE .......................... 125

ISBN 9781856351065

About the author

Thomas F. Walsh was born near Headford in County Galway, and reared with his brothers and sisters on the small farm that he so lovingly describes in Once in a Green Summer. He was educated in St Patricks College Drumcondra, Dublin, where he qualified as a primary school teacher. Before he left teaching he was principal of a boys national school in Tallaght, Dublin. For ten years he has been a broadcaster and writer, and a frequent contributor to Sunday Miscellany and The Open mind on RTÉ. He is the compiler of the bestselling Favourite Poems series, which includes Favourite Poems We Learned at School, More Favourite Poems We Learned at School, Favourite Poems we Learned at School as Gaeilge and The Illustrated Favourite Poems We Learned a School. He lives in Dublin with his wife, Nuala, and some of their grown-up family. Tom, who was a gifted footballer in his youth, is still an enthusiastic follower of Gaelic games and a keen golfer.