School: Baile Uí Dhuibh, Kilmeaden (roll number 13636)

Location:
Ballyduff West, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Caitlín Madders
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0650, Page 301

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    horses on the fair, and oftentimes they go there to buy some.
    The Delaney's and the O'Conner's are the families which visit the County Waterford most frequently.
    The gipsies are another class of people who travel around the country and they live in caravans.
    The women sell lace, and the men sell wooden tables, and oilcloth.
    They buy these articles in the shops and then they sell them at a profit.
    Some of the gipsies pretend to be able to tell fortunes, and they take money for this work.
    Poor people travel individually around the country often, and they usually sell small articles such as safety pins, brooches, buttons, and little ornaments.
    The depend on what the people give them, and they often get a night's lodging in some farmhouse.
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English