School: Ráthdubháin (roll number 9385)

Location:: Rathduane, Co. Cork
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an excuse, because the law would not allow them to beg. People dont buy them as the price they ask is so much greater that they can be bought for in the local shops. In the olden times they used to sleep in farmers houses, and some of them who were good talkers and well able to tell stories were very welcome. But they dont sleep in the farmers houses at present, as they live in caravans, so it can be truly said that they take their houses with them.
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In olden times country shops were few and the people of this district went to the town of Millstreet to get their messages.
There was a shop in the townland of

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