School: Cúl Seachtaine
- Location:
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Caitln Nic Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0258, Page 325
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- Many travellers visit our village but the most frequent of these are the Quinns. They visit our village once a week but do not stay. Sometimes they stay on an old lane close to our house. There are two women in it, Brigid and Mary. They sell ballads, pins, chains, tiepins, broaches, hairgrips and other articles.
The Joyces visit us also, but not so often. They have a van and stay on the same lane. They sell delph, pictures, statues, candle-sticks and other articles. They have a house in Athlone and they always come for the horse fair day of Lanesboro, the 12th of February.
Long ago many travellers visited my mother, Sally Quinn, Eliza Ellet, Ann Walshe, William Ratagan, Winey Naughton, Jack Duffy, John Cooke, Jimmy Casserly, Mick Lohan, Mick Craen, Ann Connor, Mary Casey and Mary Bodkin.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ethna Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clooncashel More, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Clooncashel More, Co. Roscommon
