School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 01_015
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- There was an old man named McLoughlin, who lived out near Leenane. He used travel around from village to village and the people nick-named him "Biseach." Biseach was a famous runner.
He ran the Biancoynie from a place called Gleann to Westport. That was a distance of fourteen miles. He wore no shoes.
- Collector
- Áine Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Biseach also was a great lilter of reels, rigs, hornpipes and of all sorts of Irish dances.1512/37
