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   “Píobaire na Gruaige" was a dancing master who used to travel around here about sixty years ago...”

   

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   "Píobiare na gruaige" was a dancing master who used to travel around here almost sixty years ago. He was a tall old man with long white hair which he wore in tresses down his back. He was a grand piper. He rode from place to place on a pony. He used to have goats too. He used to have a school during teh winter in an old house. He would show the pupils the steps and get them to learn off a rhyming description of the dance. "Saw say sink and rear Hop and heel the night Hop and heel the left again... (Níl sin rud[?]

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   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Informant

   Mr William Shorten

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Sonnach, Co. Chorcaí

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   “Píobaire na gruaige was in college...”

   

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   Píobaire na gruaige was in college. He was very wild in his young days. He was very clever. He used to have goats, and used to carry them about on his travels. He rode a white pony

   

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