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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 519

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    The gipsies used to go around and beg for saucers of meal they then get bags and put the meal into the bags and sell it at a profit. They also got bowls of flour and milk. The gipsies always wear bright coloured clothes, and instead of a hat they wear coloured hankerchief around their heads and they also have big earings.
    There was once a gipsy's in Bennerville by the name of OBrienes. Also there was a gipsy who went around curing the people of sickness, with herbs. She is called Doctor X.
    Mr Williams of Lock Gates Blennerville Tralee
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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
    Mary Quinlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr Jeremiah Williams
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry