School: Baile na Mín (roll number 14925)
- Location:
- Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0238, Page 401
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- (continued from previous page)much disliked everywhere.They are, for the most part, dishonest folk who beg, cheat, and steal without scruple. Their men folk sometimes solder and mend iron, metal and tin utensils for the country folk.
Thirty years ago and previous to that time, Travelling Folk of another kind used frequently visit, and lodge in this district.These used to travel singly, and were known as "Poor Men" and "Poor Women". The last of these disappeared, or died, about a quarter century ago. Some of those "Poor Men" are still quite well remembered in this district, notably "Jimmy Moore", "Tommy Campbell", "Hugh Foley", known as "Hughie High-lugs", "Johnie Boylan", and "Mickie Regan", known locally as "Múidín Chalk", because one hand was gone all but a stump.Those poor men were, for the most part, good-humoured, and full of song, story, and anecdote, wise and witty sayings," etc. And consequently they were very welcome in the homes of the people in most of which they were welcome to a few night's, or even a week's lodging. The country house in which one of these sojourned was visited each night during the period of his stay by all the men and boys of the locality to listen to the songs, stories, flights of fancy, gossip, and news from other parts which the guest spent the night relating to them.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Principal
