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School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)

Location:
Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 015

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    There are not so many travelling folk now-a-days as there were in days gone by, but some of them call still.
    "La-la" is one of them, he was tall and thin, he wore a moustache. The children used to call him La-la. Another was Bill Hogan, he never called to our house. Another was Bill the log he was a small fat man, he used to go about playing a mouth organ. Another was Forty - bags. La-la and Bill -the-log were the two most welcome travelling folk up our way. Bill-the-log was the only one the children loved because
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Bannan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Bannan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois