School: Doohamlet
- Location:
- Doohamlat, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Mac an Bháird
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- (continued from previous page)all the dances. His songs were "The banks of Claudy and the Turfman from Ardee. He was heard by many people.
Peter Geoghegan of Tonnyglasson is great singer. One of his best songs was the "Poor Lone Boy".
Niall Doran of Coolmannon was a noted singer. He was a supporter of the Fenian movement. He made songs also. His songs were "The green shades of sweet Ballybay" "The colleen dead,"Lord Blayney's Demesne" "Doohamlet plain."
- Francis Duffy is a great story-teller. He has lots of (favourite) stories, his favourite being Hudden Dudden and Donnell O'Leavy. He was heard by Henry McAdams(continues on next page)
