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School: Ballymore (roll number 16569)

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Ballymore, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sibéal Nic Eimhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0896, Page 234

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    234.
    16.11.'38
    Travelling Folk
    Gipsies - Kellys
    Tinkers - Berrys
    Beggars - O'Connors
    Tramps - O'Hara
    Tinkers come to our house sometimes.
    The same families nearly always come year after year. The women beg for food and clothes and boots and the men beg also for food and straw and horses and asses. Some of them live in tents and others live in caravans. They always live under trees in the shelter.
    The tinkers make tin cans and little tables and they go around to the houses and sell them.
    Saidee Greene (13)
    Mt. Seaton,
    Camolin, Co. Wexford.
    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
    Saidee Greene
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Mountseaton, Co. Wexford