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School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 206

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    Travelling people are still coming to my house. These people are doing this for many years. Some of these people are poor and others are not and they have horses and caravans to go around. They have a basket and several small articles in it such as combs, hair-brushes, different kinds of ware, laces, soap and polish and they sell them in the houses. Some people leave them in and buy something from them and give them a cup of tea while other people hunt them away and set the dogs on them. These people get their supplies in the shops.
    Some travelling people would stay in the houses for a night or two. They would bring their own food sometimes and they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dysert, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Dysert, Co. Kerry