Lúra Beag

Lúra beag, saying / Eileen Keaney, speech in Irish

Lúra beag, saying / Eileen Keaney, speech in Irish

ITMA Reference	55054
Creator	Keaney, Eileen, speech in Irish
Contributor	Shields, Hugh, collector
Date	28 June 1968
Location	Eileen Keaney’s house, Belfast, Co. Antrim
Type	Sound
Extent	1 computer file (MP3 file, 9 sec.) : digital, stereo
Collection	Hugh Shields Collection
Subject	Ireland: Speech in Irish
Language	Irish
Publisher	Irish Traditional Music Archive
Copyright	Performers, Hugh Shields
Source	1006-ITMA-REEL [HS 6804]
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Notes

Riddle answer

Lúra beag, lara beag, nóinín buí
Súilín suicín, suicín’s eile
Pór na gceile
Dhá chos loma, loma leaca
Steá placa.

Notes from Hugh Shields

Nonsense verse in Irish that was used for a fireside game of counting out. Mrs Keaney learned it from her grandfather in Co Tyrone. Hugh Shields noted variants in Tyrone and Donegal. Other references may be found in D Ó Fotharta’s Siamsa a’ gheimhrí (1947:16–19, 28, 78–80; S Ó Súilleabháin’s Caitheamh aimsire ar thórraimh (1961:101–102); L Daiken’s Children’s games throughout the year (1949:191); and Ulster Folklife 3 (1957:45).