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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

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Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 244

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    Joyce Gavans Ward, Powers Murphy Cavanaghs Mc Donagh the Dummy, Red Mc Kenna, Jack the rag, Smell-bacon, Jemmy the Jam, The fellow with the nice eyes, The poor Scholar, Kerly, Sling the pan, Philadelphia, Andy and his boys, Spuds, Hairy Dan, Sportsman, The two Farleys.
    Hughie the blacksmith, makes beautiful walking sticks, and caves lovely heads on them.
    Blow Hard goes around begging, and the reason he is called Blow Hard is because he drinks methylated spirits.
    The tailor is a man who goes about begging and he used to be a tailor. He sells holy pictures and laces.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Butterly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thornogs, Co. Louth