School: Woodland (roll number 8464)
- Location:
- Woodland, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Crossan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 117
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- (continued from previous page)About thirty five years ago a man named Mick McGinley when about to emigrate to America composed a song entitled the "Hills Of Glenswilly". This song became famous in later years and is now sung on gramaphone records by the famous singer John McGettigan. McGinley was born at Breenagh, Glenswilly, about seventy years ago and is still alive. He was a farmers son and lived on a farm.
- A man lived in Ramelton named William Patterson was called William the poet. He made songs about everybody. He died at the age of sixty five and was buried in Killydonnell Abbey. David Hay is the song of a clergyman. He makes songs and sells them.
- Collector
- Brigid Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltoy, Co. Donegal
