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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 044

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    Tinkers: - Tinkers travel around from one place to another, searching for food such as eggs, butter, meat bread and sugar. They carry a lot of little things for sale to make money. They set up their tent on the side of the road for about a week, and then move on to another place. They mend a lot of dishes with sawder.
    Gypsies: - Gypsies are not so common as tinkers in our country, but still when they come they are worse than tinkers for begging. When the Gypsies would be going to tell a person his fortune they would say, cross my palm with silver and I will tell you your fortune. They go around in bands in search of food and money.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Lawless
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Lawless
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnafunshin, Co. Kilkenny