School: Moyvoughley (roll number 7249)
- Location:
- Moyvoughly, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Ní Fhlannagáin
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- (continued from previous page)on Saint Mary's Church in Athlone.
Billy Burke used to come around here long ago and he had a pock on his back and he spoke Irish and told my mother that Baile Cloice dhuibh ment the town of the black town.
Some of the tinkers sells donkeys to the (tinkers and ) people at a small price and others big old ponies for a few shillings
When the tinker women buy delph in the town and sell them at double the price to the country people.
A lot of the country people runs the tinkers from their doors.
As a usual thing the tinkers stay only three days on the one part of the road,
The guards keep a good watch on the tinkers to make sure they are not fighting
The young tinkers go to school for half the day.
The travelling Folk bring fruit to sports and make great gain.
A little boy was at the sports of Ballymore and he asked a(continues on next page)
