School: Sliabh an Mhadra (C.)
- Location:
- Slievawaddra, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Chearbhaill
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- About 70 years ago poor people used to go around for charity maintaining themselves with the bag, they took anything they got in the line of food. Some of them were good talking generous people. There was welcome for all especially those who were good company.
They were often maintained for weeks and they told stories at night. All could speak well in the native tongue and sing well.
All of them travelled on foot. There was one man in particular went round collecting rags in a bag he gave in(continues on next page)- Collector
- Peggy O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Causeway, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- James O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Causeway, Co. Kerry