School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

Location:
Ballyoskill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
F. Mac Cárthaigh
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Dohenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grenan, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mary Dohenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grenan, Co. Laois
  2. Jack Gleeson is a travelling man he goes around every Friday. And he tells the people stories. He is all the time walking he is very poor. He goes around begging alms.
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  3. The name of the travelling people that comes our way are the Delaneys. If he knew there was a wedding anywhere he would go to it. Micky Murphy comes every fortnight. He travels on an asses's car.
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