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School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)

Location:
Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 016

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    he used to sit on a window-sill and play tunes on his mouth organ for the children and tell them stories. He was poor but the people liked him so much that he had enough of bread butter sugar and tea. He travelled on foot and would sometimes be selling studs and pins, that was all he used to sell. None of these call now for the past few years, because the guard who don't allow them to go around begging unless they sing or do something.
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  2. Fairy Forts

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    There is a fairy rath out side the town. It is down the Mountmelick Road about a mile out side the town. Mr Jessop made a coursing ground out of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Bannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Bannan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois