School: An Mhainistir, Malla (roll number 12519)
- Location:
- Mallow, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An Bráthair Lúcás
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- Travelling people still call at my home and they have been doing it for many years. They are very poor.
They sell great quantities of goods and people buy fro them because they sell their goods very cheap. Some of them male their own articles from boxes and strong sticks and others buy them from shops at a very cheap price.
These travellers are sometimes welcome. They do not remain in town longer than two days and they travel in caravans. They also sleep in hose caravans. They buy food in the town. These people accept all the alms that are given to them. They travel around in bands and visit every town on the eve of a fair day.
The town's people do not mix with them unless they want to purchase some articles from them. There are other people who(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mr Hyde
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Shop assistant
- Address
- Mallow, Co. Cork