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School: Arklow (Mercy) Convent (An Charraig)

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Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
An tSr. Camillus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 155

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    Tinkers are frequent visitors in country houses. They sell bootlaces, hair clips and brooches. Sometimes they ask for lodging for the night. When they are refused they camp on the side of the road.They have their own food. They like to get money. They travel in a van drawn by a horse. The tinkers do not tell stories now as they used to do long ago. The family that comes most often to this district is the Brien family.
    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
    Joan Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cooladangan, Co. Wicklow