School: Sraithín (roll number 12808)

Location:
Sraheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Croidhean
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0150, Page 185

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  1. The tinkers come to our houses about twice a month. The Wards, The McDonaghs and The Maughans. The live in tents. They sell cans, lace and pictures. They make the cans out of tin. They buy asses and goats. They are always cadging and no matter how much they get they are never satisfied. Sometimes men fix pots and buckets for a few coppers. They are a very rough class of people. Little boys and girls are afraid of them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Brogan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Foxford, Co. Mayo
  2. We make necklaces out of daisies. We get a blade of oats and put coloured paper on the grain. We get a flower vase and put the flowers in it. Sometimes we knit jumpers for pastime. We get a glass plate and cover it with coloured paper. Sometimes we all gather to one house and we tell stories and play games. We play
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