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School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

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Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269D, Page 05_034

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    and children look for alms, such as money potatoes, meal, flour or any other kind of food.
    They gather fuel in the bogs, and catch rabbits and hares with hounds and with snares.
    They come several times a year, but they are always here in the last week of September, as they come from the fair of Athleague, which is held on 24th September, on their way to the October fair in Ballinasloe.
    Great numbers of those travelling folk also attend the Pattern at Brideswell which is
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    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
    Mary Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntarriff, Co. Roscommon