School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)

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   called to every house. They were all very poor and many of them had no cars to take them around. Some of them sold tin vessels at the houses to which they called. At night they slept on the roadside under the cars. Their names were - Maurice Mittles, Ned na Scuab, Tom Elliot, the Driscolls, Mc Carthys, Murphy, O' Grady, Sheridians, Hegartys, Hogans, Jack the Stockings, "Peel a one", Dinny O Gorman, the Ryans, Mick Moloney, Davie O' Keeffe Maurice the Wattle and the Griffins. The people gathered to one house in the district to hear those people telling stories and news.

   

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2. Travelling Folk

   

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   Several travelling people come to our home. Most of them come around when fair days are at hand. Long ago they were kept in the houses but now - a - days they have caravans to sleep in. They sell - shirts, studs, tie pins,

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Carroll

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Boleynanoultagh, Co. Cork

   Informant

   John Walsh

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   55

   Address

   Cullenagh, Co. Cork