School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 111
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- Travelling Folk
About seventeen or eighteen years ago an honest little man visited our house fairly often. His conversations were all spoken in Irish even his prayers and he was known as the "Little Irishman" but he could speak English. He carried a stick and on the end was tied a little bag in which he kept his belongings and food. He never asked for alms, but accepted whatever was given to him.
All he asked was to be allowed to sleep on a bag or anything beside the fire. He would not sleep in a bed. In the morning he would go off walking and return in the evening to spend the night.
He answered the Rosary in Irish and when he heard the cock crowing about nine o clock he would say "That cock is a great cock, he is keeping away harm and ye should care him well. "The Little Irishman" also told stories and brought news from other districts. Another man came too, but he was always cross(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Nugent
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs P. Nugent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
