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School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A.M. Mac Taidhg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089D, Page 15_029

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    the road in the winter and the summer. The gypsies has a very bad time they are out in the winter in all the rain and snow and frost. The tinkers sell cans and the men make cans out of tin and a lot of other things and men also sweep the chimneys and they fix cans and a lot of other things and they get hay for the horses. And they also beg milk and bread and eggs
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Páid Ó Coinneáin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Coinneáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonaghmore, Co. Mayo