School: Freshford (C.) (roll number 797)
- Location:
- Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Síle Ní Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 336
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- (continued from previous page)and herself used to make these articles themselves and they went around with a pile of them in an ass and car. James Ryan or "Jimmy the runner" as they call him goes around selling small articles. He travels on foot and he usually goes to fairs. When there is a fair day in a neighbouring town a man by the name of Mr Burke comes there. He sells clothes and many other things and many people go there to buy as he usually has bargains and he is called "cheap John".
- In Ballylarkin, a townsland situated abut half a mile from the village of Freshford(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cissie O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Joseph O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Occupation
- Driver
- Address
- Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
