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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Ros Comáin
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 295

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    on the road-side. They get a lot of their food free in the house's they call to, but they never bring food with them around the country. If they get a chance they steal things at houses such as turf and eggs.
    They travel long distances on foot but when they are changing to another place, they go in horses and vans. The women go to the house's in two's, but the men always come around singly. They go around to the local towns selling tin cans and many other things. The men tell stories and news in house's, while they are mending cans, and other things, but no local people ever gather to hear them.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. daoine de réir aicme
        1. an lucht taistil (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mc Keon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doirín na Saor, Co. Ros Comáin