School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)
- Location:
- Aughrim, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0295
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - A traveller and his wife come to our house once every year. They generally come in the month of October, or in the month of November.
The traveller's name is Twomey, and his wife's name is Delia. His trade is repairing umbrellas. He would make a good umbrella for seven and sixpence. He buys the material and all that he wants for the umbrella, and then he makes it himself. He would repair an umbrella for sixpence or a shilling.
The alms his wife expects from my mother are eggs, butter, potatoes, bacon, flour, or milk. They stay on,y for a few hours, and my mother prepares a meal for them. When they have finished, they begin their journey all over again.
