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School: Cruimghlinn (roll number 15967)

Location:
Crumlin, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0093, Page 44

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0093, Page 44

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    During the long days of Summer a band of wandering people, whom we all call tinkers go about from house to house selling all sorts of articles such as little table, rush-mats, blessed pictures, saucepans, tin-cans brooches and collar-studs.
    They travel in families, there are two great families the Maughans and the McDonaghs. The men go about carrying a big box or budget on their backs. They fix old kettles, cans and other things. Some of them sweep chimneys and they ask hay, straw and turf.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Blaine
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ross West, Co. Mayo