School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- About fifty years ago there lived two famous shoe-makers in this district Parish of Straide, Barony of Gallen and villages of Tavanaghmore and Loughill. Their names were Tom Burke and John McTigue.
Tom Burke lived in Tavanaghmore and John McTigue lived in Loughill. They used to make the leather themselves with the skin of animals. Some-times they would(continues on next page)- Collector
- Margaret Ruane
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr William Ruane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo