School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- Local poetsThere was a man living in Tawnyslinnan. The name of him was Patnd. He used compose songs. He was born in Tawnyslinnan and was buried in Drummin graveyard when he died. The people say he was a good scholar. They also say that he used have a lot of books.
Padny made a song about the school house of Derrymore.
It was composed in English. He was a farmer and at night he used make the songs. He could also read and write.
There was once a man named Tom Duffy. He was a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Raghallaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Laghta Oughter, Co. Mayo
