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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 438

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    Some of the travelling folk travel in single families and enjoy life by themselves.
    Others travel in bands of two or three families, while others travel alone.
    Those travelling singly get on better this way. All those travellers come around when there are races in the locality, or fairs, pattern day, markets, feast day, hurling or football matches or sports.
    They enjoy those events very well as they can sell a lot of articles, and they can get money from the crowds which attend there.
    The best known of those travellers in this locality are the McCarthy’s, Ronans, Butlers, O’Donohues,
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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
    Christina Mc Grath
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockanevin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Postman
    Address
    Knockanevin, Co. Cork