School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)
- Location:
- Baile Shéamais Dhuibh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: T. O' Donovan
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- (continued from previous page)of small articles for sale, namely, laces, studs, and pins.
Sometimes my mother buys articles from them if they have what she wants. Most of these travellers sleep in haysheds, and some of them sleep in barns.
They get most of their food from farmers. Most of them travel on foot, and more of them travel on an ass and cart.
The name of a traveller around my district is "Scottie," he used to go around selling articles, but he died a few weeks ago. He used to come to my house every month, and he used to tell stories.- Collector
- Charles Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornahilt, Co. an Chabháin