School: Robertson (roll number 12276)
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Liam Ó Morchadh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 164
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- Some years ago they were a lot of tramps in the town as there was a building called the work house were they could go for a rest free.
And the used to call at the houses looking for matches and bread as they were not provide with light or supper
But they got there Breakfast in the morning
But they were not aloud to stay there all day unless they were ill.
- Collector
- Nan Watson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Mrs Watson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- The people who travel from place to place are called tramps.
The usually have a horse and cart or a caravan and a horse.
The poorer class go about selling lace, matches tins and bootlaces.
The principal tramps round this district are the Magroorys, Mac Ginley's, Hanlons and Daughterys.
Some of them go in tribes and others(continues on next page)
