School: Slane (C.) (roll number 4852)

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   let him lie out side the tent all night no matter how cold it was. There is another man and his name is Christy Clinton. He is a small man and takes a step three foot six long. He owns a farm in Louth and he would not work on it he says "Clinton won't work." If you said anything to him he would give you a good blow of his black thorn stick. There is an old woman going about and she is called "Saturday evening" because she travels miles every Saturday evening, and she has five children in family and that is why she became so poor. Her husband is dead. She has a nice cottage and keeps it nice and clean. Every day when she goes out to travel she locks the five children into the pig sty and leaves them there

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
         1. travellers (~3,023)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Doherty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gernonstown, Co. Meath