School: An Gleann (roll number 14113)
- Location:
- Glen, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Ciaráin
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- From my Grandmother I heard of an old poor man who long ago went about the roads. His name was Paddy Villie and he came from Riverstown. He had a long white beard and often lodged in in Grandmother's house.
When he entered your house you had to make tea for him and he always put a drop in his pipilo which he carried with him to tune it. Then when he had his meal finished, he played tunes of all sorts for you until he got hungry again. Off he went then to the next house to do the same and so on with every house.
I heard from my Grandmother also of Ramblin Dolan, an old lazy(continues on next page)- Collector
- Enda Horan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drummacool, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Domonick Mc Keon
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Cartrontonlena, Co. Sligo