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School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)

Location:
Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 577

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    "Travelling people" still call at my house (townland of Caherdean, parish of Ballyahr, Co. Kerry). These travelling people are called tinkers. The same people have been paying periodical visits for many years. They are not very poor.
    They sell small articles. Amongst the articles they sell are studs for shirts, pins for collars, boot and shoe laces, tin vessels, such as saucepans and gallons; and pieces of linoleum. People often buy from them. They obtain the articles which they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Downey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Caherdean, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Moriarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Leamnaguila, Co. Kerry