School: Easgéiphtine (B.) (roll number 2039)
- Location:
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 265
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- John Keefe lived in Pallaskenry formerly. He walks around the country now selling combs, laces, scissors, broaches, needles, pins, tiepins and studs. He is a very small man and comes around once every month. He is called "Mouseen Mac".
Dan O'Brien had a public house at O'Briens Bridge, Co Clare but he drank all his stuff and then he took to the roads. When he comes to a house he takes any food given to him. He sleeps in hay-barns or in out -houses.
- Many people visit the town of Askeaton. Most of them come on foot and very few are musicians. There is an old man who come once a year and he is called "Mouseen" and he sells religious articles including Rosary Beads, crosses and many others. He does not sleep out but he sleeps with a local farmer. There is another man who comes around to Askeaton very often and his name is the "wild rover". He come around(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Daniel Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Askeaton, Co. Limerick
