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School: Batterstown

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Batterstown, Co. Meath
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Seosaimhín, Bean Uí Raghallaigh
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    food with them and if they have not enough the beg for it and if they are not getting it sometimes they steal it. Such as pulling potatoes or turnips. They generally ask for bits of salt, sugar, tea, bacon or bread. Some of them walk on foot, in ones, twos and threes. A lot of them travel in vans and drays.
    Written by Maggie Morgan
    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
    Collector
    Maggie Morgan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Cottier
    Address
    Doolystown, Co. Meath