School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)
- Location:
- Lenamore, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Brian Mac Tomas
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- (continued from previous page)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(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Keenan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Pat Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Treel, Co. Longford