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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Inis

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Inis, Co. an Chláir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 328

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    Bands of gipsies and tinkers visit Ennis regularly and go around the town selling small articles and begging. Long ago men and women used travel singly from district to district, getting food and shelter as they went along. After a while they were very well known and always received shelter in the same houses. Very few of those solitary travellers are to be seen at present.
    They usually sell small articles such as studs, badges, brooches, artificial flowers,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. daoine de réir aicme
        1. an lucht taistil (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Baker
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leifear, Co. an Chláir
    Informant
    Michael Baker
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Leifear, Co. an Chláir