School: Burnchurch, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 7312)
- Location:
- Grange, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Gearailt
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- We see many different kinds of travelling folk on the roads. There are three kinds of travelling folk; the ordinary beggar man, the tinker and the gypsy. The tinker and the gypsy have tents to cover them from the cold, but the beggar man sometimes gets shelter in a barn, if not he has to sleep under a ditch.One of the various kinds of travelling folk is the beggar, but sometimes he is called the "bagman" because he carries a bag on his back. He goes from house to house begging for something. He gets a penny at some of the houses and bread or potatoes at others. Sometimes he gets shelter in a barn, and if he doesn't he sleeps under a ditch. Another kind is the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mark Marnell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Oldtown, Co. Kilkenny