School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)
- Location:
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál de Búrca
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- (continued from previous page)and another favourite of which I remember a few lines:-"There is room in Ireland still.
For a foundry and a mill.
O come back the lovely lands of Eirn"In former times sheep skin shoes for children were made, especially for snowy weather, something like our sandles.
These were tied on with thong made of the sheep skin, and to quote Brian O'Lynn with the skinny, side out and the course side in its "mair go leor" said Brian O'Lynn.- Collector
- Dan Lenihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Polke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballinglen, Co. Mayo