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School: Knockanevin (roll number 4122)

Location:
Knockanevin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Crosáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 436

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    make up a tent of straw, sticks, and a canvas covering. They sleep in this tent by night.
    The people in the wagons find it very easy to cook their meals as they have a small stove in the kitchen.
    The wagon is a box shaped article and is drawn by horses.The people without the wagons cook their meals in the open air over a fire of sticks. They make up a fire of sticks and they hang the kettle on a crook over the fire. Those people make up a big fire of sticks by night and sit around it singing.
    Some of the travelling men are very handy. They can solder saucepans, kettles, pots, and oil-cans.
    They heat the soldering iron and they clean the article where it is broken.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockanevin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Postman
    Address
    Knockanevin, Co. Cork