School: Sliabh na Cille (roll number 14513)
- Location:
- Slievenakilla, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Fhlannchadha
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- Collector
- Brighid Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Brighid Mc Gourty
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullynahaia, Co. Leitrim
- Charles McPartlan and Francis McGourty of Slievenskilla were great singers. "The Collen Bawn" was their favorite song. Michael McGrail of Slievenskilla used to sing "Allen's Farewell To His Country". Edward Licke and Tom McGrail used to sing "William Across Boyne Water" and
"The Green Mossy Banks of the Lee".Brian McGovern and John Golden, both of Slievenakilla, were good storytellers. (Collected by Margaret Mc Gourty from her grandfather, James Mc Gourty of Slievenakilla.) - Pat McGovern and James Callaghan of Knockacullen, Aughnadeelin, were good singers, also James McGovern and Thomas Meehan of Ballinamore.James Darcy of Tullyvacan was a good singer also James Dolan of Tullynamoyle. Pat Doyle of Aughrim, Ballinaglera was the champion storyteller of this parish. Michael Boyle of Tullyban was a good storyteller also Hugh Rynn of Tullynaha, Balllinaglera.Collected by Anthony Cornyn from his father, Peter Cornyn of Tullynaha.