Coigilt na tine - Mícheál Mac Gearailt
Thu, 10/11/2012 - 14:04 | by Eoghan
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Transcript
Coiglím an tine mar choiglíonn Críost cách,
Cuirim Muire idir dhá cheann mo thí agus Bríd ina lár,
Cuirim a bhfuil d'aingil is d'easpail i gCathair na nGrást
Ag cosaint mo thí agus a bhfuil ann go lá.
Translation
I preserve the fire as Christ preserves us all,
I put Mary between the two ends of the house and Bridget in the middle,
I put all the angels and apostles that are in the City of Grace
Protecting my house and all in it till dawn.
Commentary
The practice of banking the fire for the night was one of daily necessity in former times, whereby glowing coals would be smothered with ash to keep them smouldering until the next day, when they could be rekindled. It was usually one of the last things to be done at night, and was often accompanied by protective prayers. A number of such prayers have been collected throughout the country, and appear in print. For other examples from county Kerry, see Séamus Ó Duilearga, 'Seana-phaidreacha agus orthaí ó Íbh Ráthach', Béaloideas, 37/38 (1969-70), 107-22. An analysis of such prayers dedicated to St Brigid can be found in Séamas Ó Catháin, 'Hearth-prayers and other traditions of Brigit: Celtic goddess and holy woman', The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 122 (1992), 12-34.
Title in English: Banking up the fire
Digital version published by: Doegen Records Web Project, Royal Irish Academy
Description of the Recording:
Speaker:
Mícheál
Mac Gearailt from Co.
Kerry
Person who made the recording:
Wilhelm Doegen
Organizer and administrator of the recording scheme: The Royal Irish Academy
In collaboration with: Lautabteilung, Preußische Staatsbibliothek (now Lautarchiv,
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Recorded on 13-09-1928 at 13:40:00 in Convent
of Mercy, Killarney (office). Recorded on 13-09-1928 at 13:40:00 in Convent
of Mercy, Killarney (office).
Archive recording (ID LA_1086d2, from a shellac disk stored at the
Royal Irish Academy) is 00:20 minutes
long. Archive recording (ID LA_1086d2, from a shellac disk stored at the
Royal Irish Academy) is 00:20 minutes
long.
User recording (ID LA_1086d2, from a shellac disk stored at the Royal
Irish Academy) is 00:18 minutes long. User recording (ID LA_1086d2, from a shellac disk stored at the Royal
Irish Academy) is 00:18 minutes long.
