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School: Maoilinn (C.), Áth Treasna

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Meelin, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0350, Page 177

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    There are not many travelling people going around now, except a few women who call occasionally from the town of Kanturk. These sell pieces of china and glass ware, and other small articles and return to the lodgings in the town for the night.
    Families of tinkers come to the village from time to time with caravans, drawn by ponies or donkeys, but do not delay long.
    The women are great "cravers" and the village people do not welcome them. Some of the travelling persons who used to call long ago were :- Jerry the Sweep, Phil Ryan a cobbler from Tipperary, Paddy Carberry and Eliza Maguire
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katty Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr D. Mc Auliffe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meelin, Co. Cork