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School: Ceathramhadh, Dún Droma

Location:
Carrow, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Bean Uí Thuathaigh
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    Travelling folk are still to be seen nearly every week in this district of Carhue.
    The names of four kinds of travelling folk, the tinkers, the show people or circus tribe and the gypsies.
    The Carthy's are the most popular of the tinkers in this district. They are descendants of the kings of Munster. They have a home in Cashel near the rock, and they are buried there also.
    A daughter of Mickie Carty's died in a house where William Dwyer's lives at present and there was not a tinker near the
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    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
    Mrs Loregan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Carrow, Co. Tipperary