School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)
- Location:
- Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0885, Page 059
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- (continued from previous page)a law against begging and well they know it.
They obtain their goods in the big shops of Wexford, Enniscorthy and New Ross where they get bargains.
These people are never very welcome but they don't remain longer than a night or two and for this reason the people don't be too stiff with them as they leave the village in a hurry.
In the harvest time the young men stay behind and get work with the local farmers.
Most of them sleep in caravans in barns or out-houses and in tents and in the Summer they sleep out in the open.
The best known of them are the Dundon, Kelly, Connors and Cash tribe.
Apart from their periodic visits they are sure to appear on Fair Days, Race Days, for all the Pattern Days of the district, "Big Days" at the sea-side places, Big Weddings or important(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Butlerstown, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Francis Murphy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Butlerstown, Co. Wexford
