School: Baile Aodha (B.), Inis (roll number 13418)
- Location:
- Ballyea, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 061
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- Long ago tramps generally went to the houses to beg. They told stories, sang songs, and played music.The name of an old woman that came around was The Woman from Limerick. She wore a long brown shawl and brown hair. If you gave her money or bread she would say, "God bless you." Another old man that came around the Kerry Tramp. He was a very nice old man and he would stay for a couple of nights. The most of then carried ass carts. They sold many small goods such as tie pins, studs, cuff links, and artificial flowers. They made the artificial flowers themselves and they much money on them.
- Collector
- Patrick Purtill
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Elizabeth Purtill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Teermaclane, Co. Clare
