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School: Lurga (roll number 12574)

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Lurga, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraig Ó Fogartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0330

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    of tin. They sell those articles and get a good price for them. Then they buy horse-hair, rabbit-skins and feathers. They sell those again and make profit on them. Those sort of people are rich. Some of them mend umbrellas and clocks and some others clean the chimneys.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Earley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curtaun, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Curtaun, Co. Galway