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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0052, Page 0364

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  1. Travelling Folk

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    1. The general name for travelling people in Ireland is tinkers or "Bacac" in Irish. These people travel around from place to place and there is an old tradition concerning them and that is, they can never content themselves in one place for any long period of time.
    2. Some people say they get the call of the road and they must obey.
    There are certain families who were tinkers all their lives and their fathers and great grandfathers before them.
    3. These are very common names and well known all over Ireland. The names are -: The Doyles, The Wards, Kearshaws, Donohues, Martins, and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thérèse Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Callanan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway