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School: Cill Barúin (roll number 10595)

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Kilbarron, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séan C. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 139

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    their needs. Any time they came across a hay stack on their way from house to house they pull some hay from the stack and put it in their cart. In the evening, when their cart is full they go to their little house where they store all this “proch”. When this is wasted they go out again.
    Mrs. Gallagher goes around from house to house begging with a bag on her back. This bag contains all the goods which she gets from house to house.
    Before Easter many other travelers come around collecting “Easter Eggs.” The most familiar of them beging: -
    The blind man’s
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Armstrong
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parkhill, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Armstrong
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Parkhill, Co. Donegal