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School: Baile Nua, Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 5093)

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Ballynoe, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0380, Page 123

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    goods they can change their manner and humour. Then if they meet with refusals, they show for certain that they are only poor tin-smiths, because of their disgraceful language and their violent tempers.
    Our most frequent travelling visitors are Jim Kearney commonly known as "Crookstown", "Jack the tramp", "Foxy Robber" and Con Fleming. Those tramps travel on foot and seek lodging in farmers' hay-sheds or barns. They sing songs mostly of old fashioned nature.
    They depend on the kind-hearted folks who supply them with coppers and sometimes they invite them to their homes for their meals.
    Sometimes they do not show sincere gratitude to the house-wives.
    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
    Margaret Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killasseragh, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdrum, Co. Cork