School: Athboy (C.)
- Location:
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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- Travelling people mostly call ti the country.
There is an old delph man who goes around selling this years. He calls about every three months to the houses. He is not very poor his name is Mr McKenna.
A woman goes around with a pram she gathers rags and bottles she gives fancy goods in exchange for the rags and bottles. They obtain their supplies in town.
Those travellers are welcome to the country houses they do not sleep in the houses people(continues on next page)- Collector
- Laurie Morton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athboy, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Miss A. Minning
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Athboy, Co. Meath