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School: Howth (B.)

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Howth, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
E. J. Crowley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 105

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  1. Travelling People

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    Black Jack.
    Black Jack or puck is supposed to be a little black dwarf. He guards the castle and lives in it.
    Only the Howth Family ever saw him. If anyone else sees him, they die and never live to tell the tale.
    He goes about the castle and the grounds and makes queer noises to frighten people away.
    People say the owners made up this story about Puck to frighten them and keep them away from the castle.
    Travelling People.
    A few travelling people still come to Howth. It is not a good place for them, because they must go out, the way they came in.
    In other places they can come in one road and go out the other.
    They are chiefly beggers and tinkers. The beggers only beg and pretend to sell small things as they go from house to house. The tinkers sell or would mend things.
    The beggers come alone, but the tinkers travel in groups and generally have asses and carts
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brian Mc Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 13

  2. Black Jack

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    B;ack Jack
    Black Jack or puck is supposed to be a little black dwarf. He guards the castle and lives in it.
    Only the Howth family ever saw him. If anyone else sees him, thy die and never live to tell the tale.
    He goes about the Castle and the grounds and makes queer noises to frighten people away.
    People say the owners made up this story about Puck to frighten them and keep them away from the Castle.
    Subject Travelling people
    A few travelling people still come to Howth. It is not a good place for them, because they must go out, the way they came in.
    In other places they can come in one road and go out the other.
    They are chiefly beggars and tinkers. The beggars only beg and pretend to sell small things as they go from house to house. The tinkers sell or would mend things.
    The beggars come alone, but the tinkers travel in groups and generally have asses and carts
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit