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1. The Rainys - Travelling Musicians (ar lean)

   

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   This information I got from Mike Rainey himself.

   sleep in an out-house; making for the same outhouse every time they come to a district.
   Pat himself is lame. His fiddle is squeaky and in bad condition. He has no case.
   Their tunes are almost entirely dance tunes- jigs Reels and Hornpipes; But they have also a few time-honoured pieces.
   "The Coulin," "The Dear Irish Boy," "The Bunch of Green Rushes" and the Blackbird.
   Their father was a real good musician. The sons are not anything as good. The Rainies home was at Lisatava near Hollymount South Mayo. They have relatives in Castlebar.

   From Mike Rainey I got the following information today ( 10: 7: 38.- There are 2 other brothers travelling musicians Anthony + Stephen but Mike doesn't know where they are at present. He hasn't seen them for years. Mike went through the great war and never got even a scratch. He used to play the pipes - in a pipers' band, sometimes - always "by ear". "He has no learning" he says.

   [ONE LINE OF TEXT HIDDEN IN FOLD] ...Ireland. He played in Dublin and Kilkenny and in Cavan. He says that only for his wife's lameness now he'd be a good deal better off. "She could collect the money while I'd be playing" he says.

   

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