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School: Leargán Buidhe (B.) (roll number 14288)

Location:
Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 595

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    Travelling people call to our house very often. Some of them are called tinkers, others gipsies. The tinkers go from house to house selling saucepans and cans, at the same time begging food. The gipsies sell mats and delph and sleep in caravans on the road side. The tinkers make tents of canvas and sleep under them on the ground. We do not like to see them coming if we are alone. We shut the door on them if our parents are not at home.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Cunnane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reask, Co. Mayo