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School: Tairbeart (C.)

Location:
Tarbert, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 068

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    No day passes but some person comes to the door looking for alms or selling lace or jugs.
    They never ask for lodgings because they nearly all have caravans. I am sure if they asked for lodgings in every house they would be refused, because people do not like to have gypsies in the house.
    Some of them come to the door with lace
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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
    Anastasia Lanigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry