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School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

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Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
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G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 070

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    been built for them in Irishtown. They make saucepans, tin cans of vairous sizes, pudding pans, basins, tin dishes. These they sell along with delph, glassware, and artificial flowers. They also gather bottles horse-hair and cast clothes. They usually take flour, tea, sugar, and boild potatoes. They sleep in caravans and tents on the roadside. Their favourite haunts in this district are Burvil, Bellair, Doon, Killaghantubber and Parkaree.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Concannon
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs P. Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    43
    Address
    Bellair or Ballyard, Co. Offaly