School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)
- Location:
- Hollygrove, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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- Local Musicians.
Patsy Mannion, Ballygar was a noted bag-piper.
He used to play at dances at Rookwood crossroads. About fifty years ago. Each dancer paid him a penny or half penny. The crossroad dances took place in Summer and Autumn The dances were reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas. Patsy Mannion ended his life by committing suicide in Mountbellew workhouse.
Biddy H??re like Patsy Mannion had her own district She lived in Athleague near the present school and died fifty-five years ago at sixty years of age. She was a native of Athleague and was blind from birth. She played about four tunes on the fiddle and even though blind was able to find her way barefoot from place to(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Hogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Hollygrove, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Pat Hogan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Hollygrove, Co. Galway