School: Mount Stewart, Ceapach Chuinn
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- Mountstuart, Co. Waterford
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- (continued from previous page)a famous dancing master. Bill Curran was famous for charm setting and singing and dancing. He had charms for the stopping of blood, a toothache and many other things. He had a charm for horses who had pharsey. He cured a horse for the parish priest a few years ago.
My grand-uncle was famous for travelling. He travelled to Queenstown from Mongally in one night. Pádraigín A Rinnce was a famous dancer. His wife was a famous story-teller. - Paddy Kenna was a poet. This is one he composed - The Stars and Stripes of America.
My grandfather and John Dwyer and Thomas O'Leary were great walkers. They often walked to fairs in Dingle.
Dick Connell was a good jumper when he was a young man. Pad Troy was a great man on the scythe.
Pádraigín a' Rinnce was a great dancer. He lived to be a hundred years. His right name was Paddy Brien but he was such a good dancer they called him that name. He was a great fiddler also and he(continues on next page)