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School: Loftus Hall

Location:
Loftushall, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Brighid Ní Eadhra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 019

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 019

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  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

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    it and then filled in the centre with goat-skin. When it was completed they went around by night playing old tunes. The inhabitants of the district called it "The Night Hawkers Band"
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  2. Travelling Folk

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    Travelling Folk
    Every month or so a travelling man named Jim Hughes visits our district. He goes around with a van and horse.
    Jim Hughes is not very poor. His trade is sharpening scissors and scythe. He does them for sixpence and every-one praises him for his work.
    The people around like him very well, but he
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English