School: Convent of Mercy, Clogheen
- Location:
- Clogheen, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Sr. M. Emmanuel Hearn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0574, Page 043
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- (continued from previous page)every man there seemed to know him. When he went inside the door they all came shaking hands with him and welcoming him saying; "Welcome Seán Ó Dubhghail from Coillearáin and Seán Ó Dubhghail a Gleanna" and Seán used to say "T'anam ó'n Diabhail how do ye all know me."
They were dancing and singing and had all kinds of refreshment. After a while a big red-haired man came over to Seán and wanted him to have supper and when he was asking him another black-haired man came over to Seán and told him not to touch it or if he did he would never go home again.
So when the dance was over(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Tobin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynomasna, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Tobin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynomasna, Co. Tipperary
