School: Duíbhlios
- Location:
- Deelish, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Súilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)Poets Singers & Seanachies.
There were two "schools" of poets in the locality -
The Barretts of Lissane - Seán Barróid principal -
and Donovan (Ruadhs) of Deelis. Micky Rúadh an Clochair
Frequent challenges took place between them - the venue being Donoghue's public-house in Drimoleague. Some of Barretts compositions are still in existence, but a great part of Donovan's are lost. The Mahonys ([?]) of Closhduve were great seanachies and poetasters also. They were very interesting old men - good speakers and well-versed in ancient tradition and local epics.Musicians -
I have heard of two brothers (name unknown) known locally as Jerh Cheol and Seán an Cheoil who were delightful fiddlers.
I have heard of a piper (a cripple) Domhnailin na Piopaí who travelled around to weddings &c mounted on an ass, from which he had to be taken into the feast house.
Bag-pipes were not favourite instruments in the locality - "to turn a jig" on the fiddle being the acid test of a musician
Peter Bán (name unknown) - was musician at the pattern at Lárthan na Rinnce 70 years ago - paid by collections from those present.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Súilleabháin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Deelish, Co. Cork
