School: St. Anne's (C.)
- Location:
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Kelly
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- There was an old coat called "Fifer Traynor" who lived in upper Glasslek, Shercock. He was called "Fifer" because he used to play a fife, and teach fife and drum bands.
He died about thirty years ago. A neighbour of his called "Fiddly Tully" had a jennet which he sold to a man called Montgommery to draw patients to the old fever hospital in Bailieboro. He made a song about the jennet, and here is a bit of it."Farewell to Duish mountain
Where I spent many a happy day,
And if poor Fiddly had his will(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jean Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Paddy Waggles
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumcondra, Co. Dublin
