School: Breacaire Beag (roll number 14891)
- Location:
- Brackary Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Brádaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Larry Durkan owned a small farm convenient to a beauty spot Saddle - Hill about three miles from Cluainin Ui Ruairc. Larry was a very industrious fellow but he never missed a fair or market in Cluainin.
It happened that Larry was coming home from the 8th of May after dusk and he took a nearway through Shreeney Grove. The night was fine with good moon light and Larry sat down to take a smoke and to take a sup out of a half pint which he carried home from the town.
As he sat smoking his pipe and admiring the seen around him. He heard a beautiful loud voice singing a lovely melody to the air of the "Bucks of Killargue". Larry crept along very quickly to the spot where(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Gilmartin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullanyduff, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Thomas Mc Enery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornaneane, Co. Leitrim