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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 138

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    Travelling people call to our homes very often asking for alms. Some of these people's ancestors have been wandering for many years while others had good homes not long ago. Some of these people had to beg because they had bad parents. Many of these were very poor and others fairly rich.
    These travelling people sell small articles such as combs, boot-laces, glasses, pictures, sauce-pans, cans, and pins. Sometimes people buy articles from them. People do not have much welcome for these travelling
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nina Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvohy, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Lavin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo