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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 395

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    Travelling folk are still to be seen going from house to house in search of alms, and selling tin articles.
    Most of them live in caravans while others of them sleep in tents which the erect on the roadside.
    The people sometimes buy baisins porringers and other tin articles from them.
    The travelling folk generally call before fairs because they sell asses and ponies. These people are always welcome to our homes and people give them potatoes, flour, meal and other alms.
    Most of them come in families and the ones which travel this district are the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Hanly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monadarragh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Hanly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47