School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- Prison East, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- (continued from previous page)they have 3 or 4 tents or huts with them. They sell tins of all kinds such as:- saucepans sweet-cans both big and small, basins, buckets. They make these things them-selves. The people buy from them some-times if they are in want of tins. They have to pay very dear for them. The people go to visit the tinkers every night and the tinkers go to the houses of the people. Some tinkers are great dancers and singers.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Ruane
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Ruane
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo