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School: Sráid (C.) (roll number 14370)

Location:
Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Liodáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0124, Page 142

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    Long ago when the people had not any house they used to go about from house to house looking for alms. They never used to get alms because the rich people would not give them anything because it is an old saying if you give away alms you would give away your luck. That was the name the rich people put on them. There are about millions of them in the world nowadays. It is an old saying that the tinkers made the nails for the people that put Our Lord to death, so he gave
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mulroy
    Gender
    Female