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School: Listerlin (roll number 5776)

Location:
Lios ar Glinn, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Murchadha
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    in bands. Tinkers are usually dishonest and some of them are very bold especially the women. They are called Tinkers because they make tin vessels and they go around selling them.
    If they only get one girl in the house they would frighten the things out of her. They usually live in caravans and some of them make camps on the side of the road. They have ponys horses and donkeys and when night comes they put them in the best field they can get.
    When they have some money spared up they go to the nearest town and get drunk. When they are drunk they are very quarrelsome and they fight between themselves.
    Pedlars
    The Pedlars go around selling bootlaces studs tie-pins
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. daoine de réir aicme
        1. an lucht taistil (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Treacy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile an Ghabhann, Co. Chill Chainnigh
    Informant
    Paddy Dollard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile an Ghabhann, Co. Chill Chainnigh