School: Maigh Locha (B.) (roll number 13851)
- Location:
- Moylough, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Braonáin
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- Tadg Dall O'Higgins was a chieftain who lived in a portion of Moylough called "Bearna Dourin" in the Parish of Curry and in the Barony of Leymy.
He got the lands of the parish of Curry from a convent of Nuns in Galway whose lands were not confiscated.
He built a house in Chimney Park, but the only trace we can find of it now is a few cut stones.
He was blind since he was born, but he had the gift of poetry.
He wrote some famous poems in Irish.
There arose a despute between between him and a family of the O'Hara's.
He wrote a satire about them. When they heard this they got very angry and they decided to have revenge. One-day he was on his way from Ballina and they heard it, and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael J. Moffitt
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pádhraic Ó Braonáin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher