School: Tuar an Fhíona, Baile na Molt (roll number 8133)
- Location:
- Tooraneena, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Nóra Nic Gearailt
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0647, Page 142
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- Conn Soho and Mary were great tin-smiths long ago.
Mick Sweeney was a pedlar. He used to beg for rags from place to place and give pins, needles and thread in return.
Paddy Joe used to go around from place to place repairing clocks and umbrellas.
Another old man of the same occupation was Bill Roberts. He used also make fishing nets and flies for fishing.
Jack Collins was another old traveller. He used to make brooms and brushes and sell them through the country.
There was another traveller, her name was Mary Kearns and she had a peculiar habit of plaiting horses hair with her own to make it look foxy.
Then there was Kit the Tinker and she often wore a stylish hat going around begging.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cáit Breathnach
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynamult, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Siobhán Tóibín
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooraneena, Co. Waterford
