School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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1. Travelling Folk (continued)

   

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   domestic vessels. They love the gispy life roving about and living in tents and stealing food for themselves and their animals. They went round selling their goods in baskets and they asked the people for a little charity. The country people gave them either potatoes, oatmeal eggs, or a bottle of milk and the townspeople gave a penny or twopence.
   The families that usually came to this district are the O'Mahon's and the Wards who are famous for making tin cans. They come once every month and that is usually on a fair day. Some ride on horses and

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. daoine de réir aicme
         1. an lucht taistil (~3,023)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Delia Grogan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Ballán, Co. Mhaigh Eo

   Informant

   James Regan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coillte Mach, Co. Mhaigh Eo