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School: Cara Droma Ruisc (roll number 6705)

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mrs Laird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0208, Page 505

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    "Travelling folk" or tinkers and gypsies as they are usualled called, still come to my home. The same people have not been doing so for many years. Most of them are poor. They sell carpets, lace, tin cans and linen.
    People do not usually buy from them and they are not generally welcome.
    They remain for about a week encamped outside the town.
    They sleep in caravans and they have food with them.
    The name of the best known tinkers in this district is Heany.
    They come for the regatta, horse rases, Agricultural show and fairs.
    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
    Edwin Lillie
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Lillie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon