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School: Muine Mór

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Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0196, Page 129

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  1. The Travelling Folk

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    About ten years ago there were bands of beggars as we call them in this district travelling around looking for alms. The best known were the Boils [sic]. They called beggars and used to lodge in the farmers' houses at night. Long ago these people were welcome no matter where they went and were treated just like the people of the house.
    They always carried their bed clothes with and got hay or straw to lie on wherever they put up for the night. after the people of the house went to bed they used to make their bed on the kitchen floor. In the morning when
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim