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School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)

Location:
Carrownree, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0621

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    In this district in olden times travellers were very plentiful. They used to earn their living by making tins and gallons and also by mending old tins that were broken. Another means of living they had was buying and selling old horses and donkeys.
    They used to make their abode along a sheltry ditch or often on a lane where there would not be much traffic.
    Wealthy travellers had caravans and carts but poor travellers put up "tents" with old bags and canvas cloth. Only five or six people could fit in those "tents" The "tents" were very unhealthy but they had no other place of living and they had to put up
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Dáithí
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownree, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Peter Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrownree, Co. Sligo