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School: Beacán (C.)

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Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 264

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  1. Travelling Folk

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    The Tinkers, Pedlars and the Beggars are the traveling folk that come to our district. very seldom the Gipsies come.
    The most common of all the travelling folk are the tinkers. They come in vans drawn by asses. Here and there in the side of roads or near a wood they make their camp. They only stay a day or two in some places and in other places a week or so. The men make tin saucepans mend pots, pans and kettles. The women sell all kinds of tin utensils. When they go in to a house
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Lyons
    Gender
    Female