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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 361

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    of the village saw this van coming they knew it was the Molloys and they received them with welcome. The women used to come to the houses selling wicker baskets and small pictures, buttons, safety pins and other small articles. They stayed no longer than a week in my district.
    There were other travelers who used come in carts named Cerrigans but they were not as rich as the Molloys and they had great numbers of donkeys and horses
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Mulkeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonacurry, Co. Mayo