School: Balrath (roll number 9770)
- Location:
- Balrath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Oirghiall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 015
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- (continued from previous page)lodging in some houses and go to the poor house in Winter.
They sometimes travel in carts with poor hungry horses pulling a load of children and women.
The Dinnigans are sweeps and tinkers. The Browns are a fighting crowd of tramps. The Rhattigans were a great faction but we dont see many of them now. Some of the men have pensions as they fought in the Great War. They often play music at night and have great sport dancing and singing at the camps. They are always around before Mullingar fair and Races.
Long ago before Newspaper and Wirelesses were so common people used to be very glad to see(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
