School: Lios an Aonaigh (roll number 1413)
- Location:
- Lissaneena, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Patrick Cowley
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- Long ago in Ireland there lived a great Irish dancer named Mr. Towey This man was one of Ireland's famous dancers adn he taught all the young boys and girls of Ireland every kind of dance. There are no dances like long ago taught in Ireland now. This man taught them so much dance and they learned it so well that after a few years had passed, the young boys and girls won many a prize for this great dance. This old man is dead now and his son was teaching afterwards and it came from that to his grandson. This boy took after this old man so that he is every bit as famous nowadays. Every person who is starting to learn dance goes to this famous dancer and before long they are able to dance so well that they would win a lot of prizes. The dance that was taught in Ireland long ago(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Helen Kerins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Thomas Kerins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickbanagher, Co. Sligo