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School: An Mhainistir, Móin Rátha (roll number 7636)

Location:
Mountrath, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Br. L. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 084

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 084

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  1. Travelling Folk

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    Many travellers are to be seen in this district about the country roads and these are called tinkers and gypsies. They travel in families and they earn their living by making gallons, quart tins and sauce pans. These travellers often quarrel with their wives. The tinkers deal with asses which they sell for 10/ or 15/ shillings. In former times travelling families were more numerous than today. These people collect news in every district to have it for the next district of course it was not reliable but to-day owing to the wonderful progress of science those people are always late the radio & newspapers always first. In this district the travellers would billet for a few days.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    B. Dunne
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Dunne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois