School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- There was a man in this place, who could compose a song as good as any poet. He lived in Thawnaslinnaun and his name was Pat Hastings. He made a song about Derrymore his own native village. He made another song about Fr, Begley who was the priest who built a shed in Drummin for the people to go to Mass. He made a song also about Louisburg. He made many other songs also. He was eighty years when he died and he is buried in Drummin. He was a great scholar and he had a carpenters double spelling book which was worth(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Áine Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thady Hastings
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
