School: Cill Ábhaill
- Location:
- Killavil, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Conláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0409
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- (continued from previous page)woman who was driving an ass. There were no carts at that time instead she had two creels on the donkeys. There were six bonhams in one creel and seven in the other. The donkey got so lame he could not go any further. Casey has great sympathy for the poor woman. He knew she was going to lose the sale of her bonhams so he took a basket n each arm and arrived at the market in time to make sale of all. He died at the age of 107 years.
Collected by:
Thomas Hunt Ballyfaghy
Killavill
Heard from his father Patrick Hunt
- Michael Coleman of Knockgrania was a famous dancer. He used "Towey's" steps. He could dance reels, jigs, & hornpipes. He could play the violin behind his back at the same time. He died about one year ago and was 47 years when he died. He was the best dancer that ever lived, in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigidh Rafferty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballintrofaun, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Michael Davey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rinn, Co. Sligo
