School: Grange (roll number 3759)

Location:
Grange, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás de Búrca
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  1. Travelling folk
    Travelling folk still visit our district but they do not lodge in the houses now as they did in former years.
    About 30 years ago families of travelling folk used to come around to the houses of our district to beg alms from the people.
    Some of them used to sell small articles such as, pins, needles, lace, shoe laces, ribbons, brooches, hair pins and religious objects.
    The alms they used to accept from the people were mostly food such as, bread small quantities of tea, sugar and milk.
    They
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Streedagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Michael Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Streedagh, Co. Sligo