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   “Long ago in Ireland travelling people were highly respected. The travelling people long ago were very much more honest than what they are now and on that account they were never seen sleeping out of doors.”

   

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   Long ago in Ireland travelling people were highly respected. The travelling people long ago were very much more honest than what they are now, and on that account they were never seen sleeping out of doors.

   The means those people had for making their living was by playing music. Often in those days those people would go to some city place where they would get much more alms. They would go to the station where they would buy their train ticket.

   Then they would wait there until the train would come. When the train would come they would go into it and according as they would be making their journey they would be playing music. Everyone who would be in the train who could afford it would give them at least a penny.

   Very often in those days poor people would have enough money made in one day that would support them for a week. The travelling (peo-no) people now would not have that much made in a month and to be out every minute during that time.

   Dishonesty is the cause for this and some people would only give them very little alms and would not trust to leave them inside their

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   John O Neill

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Garrison, Co. Limerick