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School: Cill Barúin (roll number 10595)

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Kilbarron, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séan C. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 138

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    Many travelers call at our door various times of the year. The most familiar ones are:
    Robert Devitt, Susan Evan, Martin Evans, Lady Dorthey, Mrs Gallager commonly known as Seancierce’s wife.
    Lady Dorthey goes round from house to house telling fortunes. She carries a bag on her back. This bag contains the helpings which she gets from house to house. When she tells one his fortune he gives her money or kind. Nearly always she receives kind for telling fortunes. Some people have great faith in her.
    Susan Evans and Martin Evans go around from place to place in an old donkey’s cart collecting
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Armstrong
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parkhill, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Armstrong
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Parkhill, Co. Donegal