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School: Clover Hill (roll number 13262)

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Lissagallan, Co. Roscommon
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Bean Uí Mhaoilealaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 351

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    Travelling Folk
    A lot of travelling folk visit this district. They are called Gypsies, Tinkers, Peddlers and Jews.
    They live in camps or vans on the side of the bye-roads.
    The tinkers as their name tells us, earns their living by making tin-cans and selling them through the country.
    Some of the Gypsies are horse-dealers. The women sell floor-mats and little wicker tables and artificial flowers and lace.
    The peddlers sell mens socks, soap and laces. The jews sell mens and womens clothes.
    Olive Raftery,
    Cloverhill N.S.
    Roscommon
    Information received from:-
    Mr. James Fannon (age 25)
    Boxford,
    Roscommon
    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
    Olive Raftery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Fannon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    25
    Address
    Cams, Co. Roscommon