School: Ceis (roll number 15342)
- Location:
- Kesh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Hainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0186, Page 356
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- A man named Michael Mac Cann lived near us some years ago. He was a great Irish step-dancer. The is a large flag in our kitchen which we still call old Mac Canns flag. It was here he danced his steps and I was told by my grand-parents that many young people from miles around come to learn his steps. He wore no light dancing shoes, but the strongest of hob-nailed boots but his dancing was none the worse for that matter.
He was also a great story-teller and the seemed to fly when he started to tell his tales.
Patrick Gallagher Cloonkeavey sang many traditional songs in Irish I heard my grandfather said it was a pleasure to hear him sing.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid A. Tighe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymote, Co. Sligo
