School: Ballincor

Location:
Ballincor Demesne, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mrs Julia Liffey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 191

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    for nothing they pay for it.
    The best known of them are the Hutchinsons and the McCarthys. The family that most visits my district most frequently are the Hutchinsons.
    Some families are very rich. They go to horse fairs and buy horses. Then they sell them to farmers and gain about five shillings on them. These people are called horse blockers.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Kenny
    Gender
    Female