School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)

Location:
Inis Tíog, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
Máirtín Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 169

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 169

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  3. XML “The Lore of Certain Days”
  4. XML “Travelling Folk”
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  2. The travelling folk most common in this district are; Mick Digman, Carrickshock, Jack, and Bill Delaney, Billy Ryan. Mick Dignam sells laces, studs, and shirt buttons. He travels on foot. Jack Delaney makes pots and makes cans.
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  3. Travelling people still call to this district. They are not very poor. Some make cans out of tin. The best known of them are the Delaney family. They sleep in Andrew
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