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School: Coill an Gharráin (roll number 14865)

Location:
Killacorraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 294

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    The principle beggers are Hugh Keogh, Saragh Fallon and John OMalley's. When those beggar's come to a house they usually ask for lodgings and are seldom refused. On that all the neighbours gather into the house they are in because they know they will hear some news. The men usually tell stories, sing songs, and sometimes dance. The women usually sing some of them reads person's fortune, others read their cups for them, and some of them tell whither you would get a long life or not, and so on.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Veronica Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockbrack, Co. Mayo