School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)from these poor people.
The most of these people stay about two days in the district.
They usually camp over in Lady's Well near the old chapel.
The jennets and asses belonging to these people often break into people's fields, and the the tinkers do not care.
A great many of these tinkers often come around this district, and they are very contrary, and they are not satisfied with whatever they might get.
Many nasty rows occur between some of(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- The Mills, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Kellsgrange, Co. Kilkenny