School: Gleann Dubh (roll number 16032)
- Location:
- Carnagh West, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0266, Page 319
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- (continued from previous page)own opinion are more respectable than either of the two former. But in the opinion of honest people of the district, they are the most treacherous. They are dishonest in every point. The women are dressed in flashy colours and go(es) around on the houses pretending to be very knowledgable, and if one gave them a half-crown they would fore-tell the future, and in many cases they disturb people especially young women. They have a slang which no one can understand but one of their tribe. The names of the tinkers which frequent (us) this district are Greens, Nevens(continues on next page)
