An tEarrach Thiar Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by roisinambrose

Bhí sé ag baint feamainne
Bhí cliabh aige
Bhí sé ar an trá
Bhí sé ag cur feamainne i gciseán

Bhí siad i locháin.
Bhí a gcótaí craptha acu.
Bhí an ghrian ag taitneamh anuas ar na mná
Bhí na mná ag obair le chéile
Bhí na mná ag bailiú feamainne

Bhí an churrach lán le héisc
Bhí an churrach ar an bhfarr­aige.
Bhí daoine sa churrach.
Bhí na maidí rámha le cloist­eáil.
Bhí an churrach ag filleadh ar an gcladach ó lár na farraige.

A man cleaning clay
From the back of a spade
In the gentle quiet
Of a sultry day:
Sweet is the sound
In the Western spring.

A man tossing down
A creel from his back
And the red seaweed
Gleams in the sun
On the white shingle
Glorious the sight
In the Western spring.

Women stand in the little pools
At low ebb tide
With skirts tucked up
Casting long shadows
On the peaceful scene
In the Western Spring.

Gentle lapping of oars
As a currach full of fish
Comes towards the shore
On a calm golden sea
At eventide
In the Western Spring.