School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- There was an old man named McLoughlin who lived out in Leenane. He used to travel around from village to village, and the people nicknamed him Aifreach.
He was a famous runner. He ran the Bianconi from a place called Gleann to Westport. That was a distance of fourteen miles. He never wore shoes.
A famous Lilter.
Aifreach was a famous lilter of reels, jigs and all sorts of Irish dances.
- Collector
- Peigí C. M. Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tadhg Hastings
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
