School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- Some people in this dreary World are reduced to poverty by some cause or reason, and these poor people are forced to travel from place to place asking alms.
A great many of these poor people or locally called tinkers visit this district.
Some of these tinkers make a basket and put a great many small articles into it, such as studs, pins, small mirrors ets, and go around selling them from door to door.
Some people buy articles(continues on next page)- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Na Muilte, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Gráinseach Cheanannais, Co. Chill Chainnigh