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Thread #13874   Message #116289
Posted By: Áine
21-Sep-99 - 09:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Amhran na Leabhair
Subject: Amhrán na Leabhair
A chairde,

Tá mé ag cuartú na bhfocal den amhrán 'Amhrán na Leabhair' (as Gaeilge, ar ndóigh). Is amhrán seo fá dtaobh den longbhá a tharla as an chósta Chontae Chiarraigh nuair a bhí long ag iompar leabhair ar an shon na 'hedge schools' in Éirinn ar feadh an ama de na bpéindlíthe.

I am searching for the words to the song 'The Song of the Books.' This song is about a shipwreck that occurred off the coast of County Kerry when a ship was carrying books for the hedge schools in Ireland during the time of the penal laws.