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1. Travelling Folk (continued)

   “My mother said that in her young days beggar-man and beggar-woman used to come regularly...”

   

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   the names of each beggar man and beggar woman.

   Another traveller that used to come to my mother's house was the "Rag-man'. He came from out of town with an ass and cart. They gathered up all the old rags they had and gave them to him. He had a basket full of delph, brushes and other little things. He gave some of these in exchange for the rags. He also sold things out of his basket and most of the delph in the country houses at the time were got from "The Rag-man"

   Another traveller used to come about once a year and stay for a night. They used to sit around listening to him telling all the news of the country. He would make it his business to have all the news of their relations in the neighbouring county

   Margaret Keaveny, Tynagh
   Information got from,
   Mrs. Keaveny, Tynagh,
   Age 47 years

   

   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

   Margaret Keaveny

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Tynagh, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mrs Keaveny

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   47

   Address

   Tynagh, Co. Galway