School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)
- Location:
- Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 10_054
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- An old poet lived in Duras about 30 years ago his name was Matt McMahon. He used composed a lot of songs about Aran. This is one of them.
The hens are clucking
And cannot lay
And the people have no money
For Matt to pay
The people of Aran are very poor
When they see Matt coming
They shut the door
He was called Matt na bPlandaí because he used come to Aran selling plants.
This is another song he composed about Peter Coan Laban(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gretta St George
- Gender
- Female
