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School: Mainistir na Croise, Thurles (roll number 1811)

Location:
Holycross, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Liam Ó Tuathaigh
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    give them good. They are not always very welcome as sometimes they annoy people and then the guards put them out of the district.
    These travelling folk are better knows as tinkers. They make their living swapping asses or horses. The tinkers generally camp in a lonely part of the country.
    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
    Informant
    Patrick Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Holycross, Co. Tipperary