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School: Loughanvally (roll number 8363)

Location:
Loughanavally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs. O'Connor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 260

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    stay in the caravan. Two or three women go around together begging. The names of the travellers known in our district are the Joyces, the Donoghues, the Gavins and the Keenans. The Donoghues are the best known in our district. In the war time the tinkers were very useful because they brought news from one end of Ireland to the other. There are two old men that go around and their names are Morgan and Crowley and they are great singers. They sing at sports and the people give them pennies.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Egan
    Gender
    Female