School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- An Díseart, Co. Lú
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 228
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- John Hill was born somewhere in Derry close on a century ago.
Hill who belonged to the trampclass, and spent the greater part of his life, around Co. Louth died about 35 years ago.
After spending a few nights in a boarding at Duddestown in the Parish of Togher, Hill, wrote a song which made his name a household word in every part of the country.
This song entitled The Duddestown Fleas caused laughter in many a dance house about 30 yrs agoThere was fleas in the kitchen,
And fleas in the room.
And fleas in the loft.
That could weave in a loom,
There was a through bred fleas.
That could work in the dark.
When the tinker lay down.
One jumped on his back.Hill, who occasionally spent a night at the house of Mrs Marron, Killaly House Dunleer composed another song entitled "Killaly Hall".
Mrs Marron who was on friendly terms with(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Evlyn Butterly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gráinseach an Dísirt, Co. Lú
- Informant
- John Butterly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gráinseach an Dísirt, Co. Lú
