School: Clochar

Location:
Clogher, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ó Gealbháin
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    This information I got from Mike Rainey himself.
    sleep in an out-house; making for the same outhouse every time they come to a district.
    Pat himself is lame. His fiddle is squeaky and in bad condition. He has no case.
    Their tunes are almost entirely dance tunes- jigs Reels and Hornpipes; But they have also a few time-honoured pieces.
    "The Coulin," "The Dear Irish Boy," "The Bunch of Green Rushes" and the Blackbird.
    Their father was a real good musician. The sons are not anything as good. The Rainies home was at Lisatava near Hollymount South Mayo. They have relatives in Castlebar.
    From Mike Rainey I got the following information today ( 10: 7: 38.- There are 2 other brothers travelling musicians Anthony + Stephen but Mike doesn't know where they are at present. He hasn't seen them for years. Mike went through the great war and never got even a scratch. He used to play the pipes - in a pipers' band, sometimes - always "by ear". "He has no learning" he says.
    [ONE LINE OF TEXT HIDDEN IN FOLD] ...Ireland. He played in Dublin and Kilkenny and in Cavan. He says that only for his wife's lameness now he'd be a good deal better off. "She could collect the money while I'd be playing" he says.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Gealbháin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mike Rainey
    Gender
    Male