School: Shanakill, Roscrea

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1. Travelling Folk (continued)

   “Tom Coady is an old man with a meg of beard and he would stay a couple of days in a house if he was let...”

   

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   Told to Bridie Maher, Skehanagh by her father

   

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2. Travelling Folk

   “A pedlar named James Brien used come around here with an ass and car selling pins and needles and lacers and delph and studs...”

   

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   A pedlar named James Brien used come around here with an ass and car selling pins and needles and lacers and delph and studs. A man named Ned Heffernan often comes around this part of the country. He is a drover and is from Upperchurch. There was a drover called "Jacko" going around here. He died in the Thurles Home. There was a man around her called John Hayes. He was an old man. He had eating diabetis. He used be praying along the road. He died in some home. A man called Jack Arthur often comes around here. He would sometimes work with the farmers. Hutchinson the sweep often goes around here. He stops at Carrolls.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
         1. travellers (~3,023)
   2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Daniel Quinlan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shanakill, Co. Tipperary

   Informant

   Mr Quinlan

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Shanakill, Co. Tipperary

3. Fairy Forts

   “There is only one fairy fort around this district...”

   

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   There is only one fairy fort around this district. It is in P. Kennedy's land in Gurt-

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