School: Drumgownagh
- Location:
- Droim Gamhnach, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Dominic Ó Huiginn
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- XML “Basket-Men”
- XML “Tea-Men”
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- (continued from previous page)(at) able to pay for goods it was said that they got them on tick.Long ago a ragman named Paddy Gordan used to go around our district gathering rags and bottles. He gave soap or pins in recompence for what he got.
- About fifty years ago basketmen used to go around the country selling sweets, sugarstick and things that pleased small children. The children stole eggs often to give to the basket men for the sweets.Some men got very rich on selling those things. When they got rich they brought an ass and creels with them to carry the eggs.
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- Collector
- Máire Ní Bhrádaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caoldra, Co. Liatroma
- Informant
- Mrs Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caoldra, Co. Liatroma