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School: Millín, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 16329)

Location:
Milleenduff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0351, Page 076

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    There are two kinds of travelling folk. They are called tinkers and beggars.
    For many years the tinkers and beggars call to the houses in this locality. Many of them are poor and others of them are not so badly off.
    Many of them call regularly and others only call once. The tinkers sell tin-saucepans, and pans, and they fix milk tanks, and umbrellas.
    They also sell holy objects and holy pictures. These beggars, and tinkers are called "Pedlars". They get those things in the cities.
    They stay in certain houses in this locality. Many of them look for alms, and meat, and eggs, and flour, meal,
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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
    Peggy Curtin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milleenduff, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Curtin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Milleenduff, Co. Cork