School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Táite an tSléibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 232
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- (continued from previous page)Francis Travers of Calleagh. He was a great maker of songs and poems. He is dead about three years ago. He made "The Red River Valley". He used to sign great songs.
- The greatest poet round here was poet McKenna. He lived above Newbliss. it was said that he could make a song while walking, sitting or at anything else.
Rhymer McGurk was so called because he used to make rhymes. Patrick Fitzpatrick was a great maker of songs. He made songs at a dance at Greenan's Cross. Everyone that was at the dance was put into the song(continues on next page) - Collector
- James Ward
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- An Chailleach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Pat Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- An Carn, Co. Mhuineacháin
