School: Caisleán Uí Liatháin (B.) (roll number 1867)
- Location:
- Caisleán Ó Liatháin, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0381, Page 077
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- A man by the name of Dunne used to go to every house in the parish of Castlelyons on Wednesdays. He used to say that it was unlucky to cal to a house on any other day. He used to call to our house always at dinner-time.
Another old man used to go around selling ballads. He would sing all the ballads he had until you would buy one of them. He had a very loud voice and nobody wanted to be listening to him shouting outside the door.
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- Collector
- Michael Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Caisleán Ó Liatháin, Co. Chorcaí
- The Quilligans are a band of tinkers from Tipperary. They don't come around here much now, but they used to be around every(continues on next page)
