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School: Cill a' Lachtáin

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Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
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Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0228

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    They were not poor, they used to carry their own food with them. They used to stay in the locality and they used to make saucepans and cans. They like to get potatoes and meal. They used to travel in bands and they usually came in the Winter. They used to sleep in the houses in the locality at night. They used to make a lot of money in places.
    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
    Teresa Kearns
    Gender
    Female