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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
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Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 396

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  1. Dancing at the Crossroads

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    Long ago there used to be dancing at the cross roads. The boys and girls used to come from the neighbouring districts around, in the summer evenings.
    They used to have great dancing. They used to dance jigs, reels, and hornpipes, and there used to be a prize for the best dancer.
    There was a good fiddle player, his name was Paddy Lynott Castlete[?] Carrowmore, Ballina, R.I.P. He was a blind man.
    When the people would gather at the dance, one of the men would go around to the people and gather money for him. Then he'd play away.
    He was a very good fiddler. He made his living chiefly on that.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo