School: Sraithín (roll number 12808)

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1. Tinkers

   

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   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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2. Pastimes

   

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   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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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Bridget Brogan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Foxford, Co. Mayo