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School: Tervoe (C.) (roll number 5932)

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Tervoe, Co. Limerick
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Máire Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0527, Page 350

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    in caravans (gipsies) at the side of the road. Some of them have choice places like Nancy's Cross at Tervoe and Conigar Cross near Mungret and near Breska. When they come to beg they expect to get clothes and boots and food and money. Some of them ask for tea and sugar and bread. Some people give them a cup of tea.
    [Mary Hartigan. Told by Mrs. Hartigan - Clarina ]
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    There is a poor man named Michael McNamara and the people call him "Jacksie". He is a poor man but he sells matches, laces and other things. He begs for things also. There is a woman that comes begging and the call her "The Sweeps Wife" because her husband is a sweep.
    Teresa McNamara, Newtown.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrig West, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybrown, Co. Limerick