School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- People who have no houses and little money go round the country either begging or selling small articles.
There is a family who seldom visits this district called Murphys. People around this district call them "Peter and Mary"
The only occupation this family has is making gipsy tables and basket chairs.
This family travels from place to place in a caravan.
There is another family called Connors from(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Ní Longáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Edward Long
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny