School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 266
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- (continued from previous page)the district in a caravan and he plays a flute. He comes about five times a year. A lot of people visit the district in bands and they stay for a day. There is another old man who comes to the district often and his name is Dan Ryan. It is said that he once owned a public house, but he drank all he had. Another man comes often and he is called O'Brion he is blind and some years he carried a dog but he has not any now.
- Many people come here, some walk others come in wagons. There are about three people who come here often. One of these comes in a wagon. He has a son and wife with him, and he is known as the "Wild Rover". Every time the comes here he has some instrument with him. His wife sells ballads. The other man comes by himself. This man is known as Dan Ryan. People say that he had a public house and that he drank all he had in it. After that he went working but he said that the work was too hard. Now he goes around from house(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Cullinan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
