School: Radharc an Locha (roll number 13639)
- Location:
- Aghamore Near, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Chaomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0161, Page 360
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- (continued from previous page)and abuse those who refuse to help them. The women wear kerchiefs tied around their heads and some of them read fortunes for anyone who buys a bit of lace or gives them a bit of silver.
The carry baskets containing camphor, pins, needles and small glass articles sometimes picture frames etc and sell these from door to door. Since Woolworths opened a shop in Sligo they purchase the articles there.
Some of them sleep in caravans, others in tents and in fine weather the men sleep on the roadside.
They visit this locality in great numbers for Garland Sunday and the day of the Sligo Regatta
The best known families visiting here are - McDonaghs, Manghans, Smiths Caulderbanks and Moloneys. The Smiths and Moloneys travel as far as Leix
