School: Ceathramhadh, Dún Droma

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1. Travelling Folk (continued)

   

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   place but was at the wake. A few of the neighbouring boys went in to see what it was like, and some of the tinkers were drunk, and some were crying, and very early the morning after they took her and buried her near the rock of Cashel. The Carthys had dark hair and were dark complexitioned. They used to sell small articles such as tin quarts, gallons, pints and other things.
   When travelling they usually have a caravan and tents or cars to sleep in. The travelling poor only beg alms from door to door. The circus tribe are families which show pictures, or have swinging boats, or pellet guns to get money, they also go around begging alms.
   The gipsies are a clan that never marry outside their own race, and when they are getting married the man and

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   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