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Killeen, Co. Mayo
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Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 601

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  1. Tinkers and Travelling People of Killeen School District - Hugh Keogh

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    Hugh Keogh travels in the district of Killeen School. He is in the district for about thirty years. It is supposed that he was a teacher but through pride he was put out of a school. He was born in Co. Cavan.
    He is about sixty five years of age. He is a tall thin fair haired raggedy man. He always wears a good shoe and a bad shoe.
    He begs for potatoes, tea, sugar, flour, jampots and bottles. He sells most of these things and the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mary T. Tighe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo