School: Baile Aodha (C.). Inis (roll number 13419)
- Location:
- Ballyea, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Dhuibhgeanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)They stay from five to ten minutes in every house and a couple of days in the neighbourhood. They pitch their tents in a sheltery spot by the roadside, in which they sleep. They crave for alms, especially meat, tea, sugar, bread, flour-bags and all castoff clothing. A familiar prayer used by them is "In the honour of God and The Blessed Virgin and the poor souls that left you and that you may have ten times more this time twelve months and that God may never see you lack. God increase you."They travel from place to place by means of donkeys and carts and sometimes on foot. They travel in families and often a couple of them are seen together. Long ago people looked on them with respect and often even gave them lodging in the houses but not so now. One stormy Winter's night a beggar came to our door and asked lodging for the night, saying it was impossible to put up a camp in such a storm. My father, taking compassion on him allowed himself and his family to take refuge in the dairy until morning. They made a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Norah Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killerk East, Co. Clare
- Informant
- James Casey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Killerk East, Co. Clare
