A guest post by Mike Hackett
Dan Duskey was a showman with a small travelling outfit of his own – going from village to village in the earlier part of the last century. His wife, Peggy, sons and daughters made up the entire cast.
There are many stories about the hard-working Dan and his village show while touring around the South of Ireland. He arrived in Clashmore village in West Waterford before the Second-World-War with a van pulling one wagon. His theatre at the time was a one-pole all-canvas tent and it was one that had seen better days. Dan was undeterred. It was all that he could afford and he set up just below the bridge.