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School: Carrowan (roll number 9577)

Location:
Carrowen, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Donnchadh Mac Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 39

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1110, Page 39

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  1. Local Fairs (continued)

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    any settlement the buyer will go away. After a while he will return again and this time they will split the difference. This is how they make a bargain.
    The man that sells the cattle or pigs it is he that gives back the luck penny to the buyer.
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  2. Travelling Folk

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    In this district there are many travellers, we have ones nearly every day. There are beggars, pedlars, ballad sellers, and tinkers. The beggars go about looking for alms pedlars sell pins, needles, combs, razors, soap, stockings, dresses, and many many other such things.
    They get their supplies in houses or in the shops. Sometimes these travellers are not welcome while
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matilda Coyle
    Gender
    Female