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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 117

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    about whom we do not know anything about.
    Paul is supposed to be an ex-soldier. He seems to have a jay time of it as he never asks for anything only milk.
    Some of these tinkers are not deserving cases of "charities" while other are very deserving cases. They select a nice cosy place to camp in order not to get the bulk of the storm. When they have selected a sheltered sport they start to make a tent.
    These tents are made by sticking some sticks in the ground and they cover them with canvas. Some of these wanderers would not give up this wandering life for anything else. The prefer this
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    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
    Mary Johnston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickacroghery, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Bee Johnston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickacroghery, Co. Leitrim