School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)
- Location:
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 688
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- (1)Mr Patrick O'Connor, commonly known as "Paddy Gady", or "Chesty", regularly visits this district of Kanturk, barony of Duhallow, Co Cok with a companion of his, named Jimmy Foley. They are well known in this district; and they are very poor. They sell small articles, such as, laces, studs, tie pins, badges and ballads.
People buy those articles from them, especially at a farmer's house where a town might not be near, and that is how they live. Very often they get their dinner at these farm-houses, and a bit for the road, if it was dinner-time when they arrived.
Women sell ware, and flowers made of paper. These "travellers" go about every way, - singly, in families, in couples and in bands. The people that go around in families and in bands, are commonly known in this district of Kanturk, Co Cork as the Quilligans(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Dulohery
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Dulohery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
