School: Lemanaghan, Ballycumber
- Location:
- Lemanaghan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Máire Galvin
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- (continued from previous page)stacks of grain or potatoes on thier backs.There were many famous mowers in olden times and they could mow half an acre or more in a day. There was a man named William Coolamhan of Cooldarragh, Ballinahown, who was very famous and also Pat Keenaghan of Dernagun, Ballycumber, Offaly, and William Egan of Straduff who was also famous at mowing.May Gillagan of Turraun, Ferbane, Offaly, was a famous dancer also Pat Gormley of Ballycumber, Offaly. There were no trained dancers in these times so people took the steps out of their own heads and they were as good at dancing as they are now.Peter Briar of Lemonaghan Ballycumber Offaly was a very famous singer "Doorley on the Boyne" was his favourite song. John Dunican of Lemonaghan Ballycumber, Offaly. Poll and Nancy Hogan was his favourite song. Thomas Dollan of Pollough Rahan Offaly also. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Dhálaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrynagun, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- John Daly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrynagun, Co. Offaly
