School: Donore (roll number 6668)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Nic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0682, Page 138
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- Beggars were very decently treated in the homes of the peasants a couple of generations ago. They used to carry a little bundle of straw with them everywhere they went, and at night they always got shelter in the home of some peasant. They would be allowed to sleep on the straw in the kitchen or in the barn. They were given food also. When they entered a house they used to say, "God bless all here, bar the cat and the dog."
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- Collector
- Patrick Carry
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Kevitt
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Oldbridge, Co. Meath
