School: Cnoc Beithe, An Fhiacail
- Location:
- Knockbeha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Maolruanaidh
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- The travelling people visit our home every year.During Summer and Autumn they mostly get married.The people who are usually very poor sell saucepans,and other small articles.The people usually buy brushes and beads and delph,
also they buy clothes and needles.They go from house to house gathering food and drink for themselves.the people have great welcome for them because they tell good old stories about horses ans asses.They usually stay for ten or fifteen minutes conversing and asking for alms.They usually sleep in tents and some of them sleep in caravans.The alms they usually beg fro are bread,milk ,tea, sugar,and sods.They usually come in families and some of them single.The names of the travellers which come around this district are Carthys,and sometimes Burks and Doyles.The special time of the year they come here around is Summer.(continues on next page)