School: Carrigaline (3) (roll number 12097)
- Location:
- Carrigaline, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Martha Levis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 272
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- (continued from previous page)by singing songs. Banny do thae got her name by drinking black tea. She used to go around with a basket on her back, and kit stockings as she went along. This is the way they earned their living.
"Paddy Rhone the tinker got his name by singing this song - "I am Paddy Rhone
The tinker is the happiest man alive, he travels through the country with a budget on his back he can mend your pots and pans and many other things.
He is Paddy Rhone the tinker what care he for kings"
Dan Mac Can sells little things like studs and pins. He is known as "Dan Mac Can the funny man.
"Tady Wild Cat came from Dunmanway in West Cork. He is a fierce big man and in his young days was the terror of the countryside, but now he is over 70 years.
His real mame is Driscoll.
(The best known of these who used to come to our house)
Mad Ellis was a fine man as regards build. He went to the fairs especially horse fairs. He was a great messenger(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Chambers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockmore, Co. Cork
