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Filíocht: An 18th Century lament of the Gael under wagiedom

Filíocht: An 18th Century lament of the Gael under wagiedom

Seán ‘an Ghrinn’ Ó Tuama (1707/8–1775) expressed in the poem 'Bean na cleithe caoile' a perfect illustration of Gaelic opposition to wagiedom.

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I nGaeilge (i mBéarla thíos):

Tosaíonn an dán le cumha don fhile mór Éireannach, dea-léamh agus cultúir, atá thíos leis an domhan mór mar “Wagie”: ‘Leabhar na gCeacht is ranna dheilbh-dhíreach’. Tosaíonn sé le téama lárnach de nádúr baininscneach shaothrú an mhargaidh.

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