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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

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Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 279

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    He had a great taste for dancing and music. He was one Sunday night coming home from a dance. He had to take a short cut on his way home. The path was by a rath, and as he passed it, he heard a piper playing in side. So he went round to the gap that was in the rath. And there were four women and for men dancing. When the dance was over a voice called out. "Who will dance now". Another voice answered "Teddy Collins." So Teddy was asked by a young women to dance. And when that dance was over a voice called out again. "Who will dance again." The answer was "Who will but Teddy Collins." So they kept Teddy dancing until
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Keenan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Pat Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Treel, Co. Longford