School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

Location:
Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 070

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 070

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  1. There are many travelling folk who visit this district.
    "The McCanns" - this family consists of father and mother and twelve children, the children were taken from the father and mother for breaking windows so now they go around by themselves, they sleep under the cart at night, they beg their clothes and their food from the neighbours, they stay in the district for about two days and then they move on to another district they fix pots and buckets and saucepans.
    "The Jacksons" - This family consists of father and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Lionnáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corderry, Co. Louth