School: Na Tearmoinn (B.) (roll number 8931)
- Location:
- Tarmon East, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0403, Page 339
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- (continued from previous page)much between them. They used not eat with the other men. They used not eat any potatoes or cabbage only bread tea and butter.Noted Dancers.
There was a great dancer in Glin named Casey. He used to dance a step called the Rason Step. He was taught by a man named Woods. He won a great number of prizes in dancing. One day Casey and another man who taught himself to be a great dancer challenged Casey but Casey won.Noted Singers and Story Tellers.
There was a great singer there long ago named Daly. There was not any man in the neighbourhood able to sing like him. His favourite song was Kevin Barry. There was a man named Pierce there long ago. He was a terrible man for telling Ghost stories. There was another man named Holarian. He was like Pierce for telling Ghost stories. One of them was as good as the other.
- Collector
- William Holly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tarmon West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Paddy Pierce
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Ballygoghlan, Co. Limerick
