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School: Druim Snámha (roll number 14057)

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Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0213, Page 150

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    In this country we have many poor people. The poorest class are called tinkers who make their living by making tin-cans and other things that are made from tin. they travell from place to place and sell those cans and other things they make.
    The also go from house to house and beg for food. Some of them sleep in vans in which they sleep.
    The tinkers that still round here are called the western tinkers. They are the Heaneys, Reillys, McDonaghs and Cauleys.
    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
    Liam Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    William Costello
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim