School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)
- Location:
- Baile an Bhile, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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- In olden times beggars used to go from place to place in big crowds. They used to have no vans as they have now.
They used to make old houses and they used to sleep in them at night, and they used to go round to the houses during the day.
They used to go into every house and ask for something to eat and sometimes they would ask for lodgings for the night.
If anyone gave them lodging they would(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Mc Gee
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Maloney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cos Shalach, Co. Mhaigh Eo