School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)
- Location:
- Drom an Dúdhoire, Co. an Chláir
- Teachers: Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 13_016
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1st February 1938.
Folklore.
There are several kinds of travellers namely Sweeneys ,the Caseys, the Doyles,the Mc Carthys park Reilly and Moll Egan.
The latter was a poor beggar woman well known and very well liked in the district.
park Reilly was also a beggar woman who lived in Lannaught all the rest belonged to the tinker clan.
Dan Murphy was also a poor begger and he used to be singing this song ,"The stone outside Dan Murphys door"(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Woods
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Fhaiche, Co. an Chláir
- Informant
- John Woods
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Fhaiche, Co. an Chláir
