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School: Bullán (roll number 13432)

Location:
Bullaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0059, Page 0117

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    Travelling Folk
    Lots of people go about the country, such as beggars, tramps, pedlars, gipsies and others. Some of them have horses more of them have to walk. These people have no houses. They have to sleep in camps and vans. When tinkers come around people do not visit them. They can tell lots of stories but people don't listen to them. These people are very poor as they have no food only what they beg. The tinkers that come the oftenest are the Corcorans. We do not know much about them.
    Got by: Chrissy Corcoran, Ballymurry, Bullaun, Loughrea.
    From My Father J. Joe 53 years, same address,
    4-12-38
    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
    Chrissy Corcoran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymurry, Co. Galway
    Informant
    J. Joe Corcoran
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Ballymurry, Co. Galway