School: Scattery Island
- Location:
- Scattery Island, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Nóra Ní Cholgáin
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- (continued from previous page)says "What do ye think of that blackguard who tried to fool a man that sailed round the world.
- There is a very unusual dance among the Scattery people, called the "tuck-dance". It is somewhat like the frog's jump, but it can be performed to music.
One day a native of the island began to show his skill in "tuck dancing to a group of visitors. He performed splendidly, and every step brought him nearer to the cliff at the west side of the island. However, his mind was too occupied with the applause he knew awaited him to realise his danger in time,s o with a bound he went over the cliff and down to the waters below. The group were terribly(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nóra Ní Cholgáin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Cáit Bean Uí Mhaolacháin
- Gender
- Female