School: Sruth Nua
- Location:
- Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás de Brún
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Nosey was an old man who used to stay in Ballinrobe. He used to compose songs and get them printed and sell them. He used o be making songs on fair days and market days and people used to give him money.
He composed a song about a priest who left Ballinrobe named Father Lavelle.
This is the song,
Father Pat is gone from us
what will we do a bron
Will he e'er come back again
or will we be alone
Will he e'er come back again
to his loving flock,
To preach to us the heavenly
words was founded on the rock(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Christina Fahy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Robeen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Fahy
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Robeen, Co. Mayo
