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School: Cluain Fhada (roll number 15091)

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Cloonfad More, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Thighearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0249, Page 127

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    They tell stories sometimes and bring news from place to place. Some of them are fairly rich and are called "gipseys". They sell pictures, delph, combs, flowers, brushes and other things. They put bottoms in cans and buckets.
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  2. Travelling Folk

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    The travelling folk of long ago used to come at particular times throughout the year. They would surely come at Easter looking for eggs and butter and the old women used to ask for the man of the house for an old disused chalk pipe. You would see her going off fogging her pipe as happys as the day was long. You would see them coming again at Christmas looking for
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lahagboy, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lahagboy, Co. Roscommon