School: Termonfeckin

Location:
Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 244

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 244

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cathleen Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Jack Landy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
  2. About sixty years ago there resided in Termonfeckin a famous dancer and her name was Mary Henely. She was so light on her feet that she could dance on the sadde of a bicycle and on a tin tray. She was taught to dance at the age of two years of age she became a very good dancer. She used to go to Dublin to Dance on the Stage. She had over a hundred
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