School: Tigneatha
- Location:
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh
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- (continued from previous page)man called "The Black Man". He used to lodge in John Shaughnessy's house. He used to dance and sing. There was another old woman named Biddy Green. She used to have a green handkerchief on her head on a Thursday because Thursday was a market day in Loughrea. She used to have a white handkerchief on the rest of the days.Eileen Shaughnessy Tynagh
Information got from
Thomas Shaughnessy Tynagh
Age 64 years
- A party of tinkers call to the district in Spring and Summer. They are called the Wards. They are to this district for the last forty years. They sell tin cans and saucepans. They ask all provisions.They are generally welcomed by some people.A man named Pat Mac Namara used to stay in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Reaghan, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Jordan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Reaghan, Co. Galway
