School: Macha na gClaidhe (roll number 16086)
- Location:
- Maughanaclea, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Macháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0283, Page 384
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- Beggars call to houses all over this place. Its the same persons call - but now and then at big intervals strangers call. The names of the Regular callers to this district are as follows:-
1
Jer Lynch. Native of Kerry
2
Dan Daly Native Muintear Mháire (west of Bantry) He carries a fiddle and fishing rod. Keeps Fishing hooks tied to his whiskers to prevent lads from pulling it. I have seen the hooks on his whiskers.
3
Tom Malone Native of ... Not Known & "would not tell."
4
Tom Clannan .(America) Does little begging but lodges in farmer's houses
5
"Crookstown" Native of Crookstown Co Cork
6.
"Jack the Sweep" native of Cork City. Sweeps & begs.
7
"Cóirdin" (Always wears a córd as belt)
8
Paddy McMahon. (Carries/Takes huge [?] filled with paper He picks up each and every old scrap of paper which he sees No body seems to know why.
9
William Conroy. Has a wooden leg.
10
Tom Spooney. (Sweeps)
11
Jim the Sweep.
12
"Annie Mooney". - (Strong woman feared by all households & often spends a week in Jaol.
13.
Mary Hayes. She rents a little house in a village near by and begs the rent - "She is best of the lot"(continues on next page)
