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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

Location:
Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 072

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 072

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    Many travelling folk visit this district.
    "The Jacksons" - This family consists of father mother and son. These people always visit this district. On Friday evening they have a cart and an ass. The father had a tinkers anvil and he makes a good bicycle out of an old one. The mother and son go round begging for money and other thinkgs sometimes they sell the cart and buy drink with the money.
    "The Gills" - This family consists of father mother and a child. The father is a tinker and he makes cans and porringers and the mother is always washing clothes and keeping everything clean.
    "The McCanns" - This family
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Colm Mach Uidhir
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Louth