School: Westland (roll number 8428)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Mrs. E. J. Roberts
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 063
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- (continued from previous page)The richer travelling folk sleep in caravans, and the poorer in tents. They usually come round this district in the summer.
About sixty years ago a travelling man came to my father's uncle and asked for work. They happened to be drawing in the hay and they were building it in a rick. When the rick was finished the travelling-man told my father's uncle to knock down the rick as he had lost his waistcoat in the rick and there was a pound note in the pocket of the waistcoat. But my father's uncle would not, so he had to give him a pound note.
When the waistcoat was found(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr C. Shekleton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Maio, Co. Meath
