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School: Fothanach (roll number 7980)

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Fohanagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0043, Page 0126

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    4. The travelling folks were very poor. The way they got their apples was going from house to house and they were always welcome. The longest they stayed at any house was two nights. They slept in the kitchen. They took all the alms they got and they always travelled on foot. They travelled single. The names of the best-known are: Mary Lohan of Menlough, Mary Lohan of Furloughmore - she knew nothing but Irish. Long Jack from Ballygal was another he would eat food and he would say he carried no bag that meant he would take nothing but coppers.
    5. Some of them used to sell delph and the people bought them because the delph was good There used be a great welcome for them They sat by the fire and told stories They would stay a few nights. A woman named Mairin Sal and Mary Casey were well known around here and people gave them lodging for as long as they wanted to stay.
    The most common families of tinkers today in this neighborhood are the Wards and the Cawleys - they are tinsmiths and sweeps.
    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
    Eibhlín Nic Lochlainn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynabanaba, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Martin Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilconnell, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Patrick Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fohanagh, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Peter Barrett
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doon Lower, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Thomas Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnascreena, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Mc Loughlin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynabanaba, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Kenny
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilconnell, Co. Galway