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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 191

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    Toome is the place about here that is most frequented by the tinker tribe. The tinkers always put up their tent beside a bog because turf is beside them and also near a house to get whatever they want and near water and under the shade of a high wall. They make tin cans, tin mugs, tin porringers, and they very seldom visit us.
    The Pedlar
    There was an old pedlar who used to come to our house. He had a big wooden case with prayer books, rosary beads, pictures, also hair combs, hair clasps, collar studs, cuff links, hair pins, tie pins, needles, thimbles, camphor balls
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pauline Kearns
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymulvey, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Kearns
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymulvey, Co. Longford