School: Cill Bhonáin, Droichead na Bandan (roll number 1271)

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   Not very many call around this locality for the past few years. The only travelling are known as the "Mickeens" "Mick the Tinker" had many children all of whom were married. No one of them left the father's caravan. Now each one has a caravan so that they now are a big band. In my father's time every traveller was afraid to pass Aherla as they had to perform many hardships. One traveller was braver than the rest and tried to dare them out. He was doing very well until he was hit by a brick in the forehead and floored. In the three roads leading to Aherla was a special line

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
         1. travellers (~3,023)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Batty Foley

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Aherla More, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Batty Foley

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Aherla More, Co. Cork