School: Carrowan (roll number 9577)
- Location:
- Carrowen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 27
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- (continued from previous page)songs when he was working. The people looked on him very much and they and they thought his songs were very well composed. The m name of the boat he made the song about it was called the Elm.
There was another man in this district who made songs his name was Charlie Downey and he lived in Mullaney. He made a song about a man who used to be a station master at Carrowen. The man's name he made the song about was James Calvin. His daughter helped him to make this song. This man is dead about twenty four years ago and he was buried in Newtowncunningham. He also was a farm labourer. There was also another old man who made songs. His name was McSwiny. He used to go from house to house singing songs and his songs were about strikes. Neither of these men had(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Clarke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowen, Co. Donegal
