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School: Áthán (B.), Lios na Groighe (roll number 14173)

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Ahane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Seán Ó Héalaithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 345

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    it is against the law.
    6) The people around buy from them and they get their supplies in Limerick.
    7) Those people are welcome when they go around to the houses and they tell fairy stories and bring news.
    8) None of the people remain no longer than one night at a time.
    9) Those people have food with them such as bread and eggs, tea, potatoes.
    10) Some of the people go around on foot and more of them go on cars.
    11) The best known tinkers in our district are the Reillys, Carthys, those tinkers go round in vans.
    12) If there was a coursing or a fair the tinkers would come to be near the fair.
    13) The people do not gather around to hear them telling stories.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Richardson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeenagarriff, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Robert Richardson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeenagarriff, Co. Limerick