School: Wicklow Convent
- Location:
- Cill Mhantáin, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teachers: Mrs McCall Sr. M. Martin
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- (continued from previous page)the world for Irish pipes. He played for the Prince of Wales and also for Queen Victoria who was then the Queen of England and she presented him with a set of silver pipes. He played for all the noblity as well as for the poor people, although a poor honest man: His father was the King of the Tinkers who was noted for his beautiful horses and lived in Conemara. Johnnie died about forty years ago but he is still remembered and praised.
- Collector
- Lily Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Mhantáin, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Informant
- Mr James Byrne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Cill Mhantáin, Co. Chill Mhantáin