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School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Margaret Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 035

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    she got plenty to eat as she had no other way of living. By the roads and ditches she slept and one night when there came a hard frost she was found dead the following morning.
    Another old traveller of which I know is "Peter Brady" who lived in out houses which the people gave to him. He went from house to house at which he got tea and bread. At night when he went into houses he felt it very hard to leave them and often he thought to stay altogether.
    Maggie Hamilton who is still alive goes from house to house at which she gets alms. She lives in peoples houses some of which have pity on her.
    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
    Sarah Mac Manus
    Gender
    Female