...only to report defeat. That darned cuckoo got away from me AGAIN. Got my hands on a copy of "Blas Meala" and scrutinized it whilst playing the Máire Ní Scolaí recording on Gael-Linn. She sings three verses.

The first verse begins with "Eireoidh mé amárach."

The second verse begins with "Is nach aoibhinn", a verse common to both Cuaichín Ghleann Neifín and Mainistir na Buaille.

And I can't find the third verse ANYWHERE, despite the abundance of other verses in print -- what I mean is, I can't find what Máire Ní Scolaí is singing, not even with two or three versions of this printed song in front of me. I could just shoot that cuckoo.