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School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)

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Milltown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 456

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    Few travelling people visit my home nowadays. Those people have been doing so for a great many years.
    Some of those people sell small articles such as brooches, tin vessels, pictures etc.
    The natives very often buy from them. The travelling people always have food with them.
    They sometimes stay at houses over night when it is raining. There are none of those people very poor for they are always well dressed and have plenty to eat. They always travel about from house to house.
    They all have nick-names such as "Mad Pat", "Hairy Jack", "Friday" etc.
    I got this information from my father.
    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
    Joe Heffernan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grangecommon, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    John Heffernan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Grangecommon, Co. Kildare