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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 031

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 031

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    caravans. Some of them travel singly and others in bands or families. At the time of a fair there are more tramps than usual going around. The travellers who visit our house oftenest are Paddy Mc babo, Mc Keons, Mc banns, and O Dowds.
    Long ago the farmers used to keep them and let them sleep for a few nights on straw in a barn or in the kitchen. They do not do this now. Nowadays the tramps sleep in tents or caravans or old sheds or in a field. Some of them stay in lodgings in the town.
    The travellers do not tell stories or bring news from other parts now because the people have the radio and newspapers and they would not be bother listening to them.
    Betty Mc Donald
    Grilly,
    Belturbet,
    Co. Cavan.
    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
    Betty Mc Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grilly, Co. Cavan