School: Tomena
- Location:
- Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 514
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- There were people in the town of Gubrawoolly called the Flanagans. They were tailors by trade. They were used to making rimes and songs. They made a song about the water bailiffs - the men that watched the river. The ruins of their house is their yet. There was about eight of a family. There is none of them alive now - they are all dead.
There is a man in the townland of Dunglave called James McGovern. He made a song about the Black and Tans.
- Collector
- John J. Cassidy
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Cassidy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Drumcullion, Co. Cavan
