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School: Lisnafunchin, Castlecomer (roll number 16230)

Location:
Lisnafunshin, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0864, Page 040

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    The travelling folk call at our house and sell tins and plates and studs and carpets. They mostly come in bands. They are not poor. They never travel on foot as they all have asses and cars. The principal ones are the OReillys the O Donavans and the Delaneys. The people do not like to see them coming. They uasually come in the winter. They stay in old disused house in fields. They light a fire in it and sing songs. They always ask for rags and horse hair and old bottles. In the night when everyone is in bed they steal hens ducks and geese from the people of the locality.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Lawless
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Lawless
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Kilkenny