School: Skryne (roll number 1210)
- Location:
- Skreen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 355
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The best known traveling … people are the “bavnagh’s”. They go around from house to house gathering rags, bottles and jam-pots and giving delph for them. They sell laces, combs and other little things. They come on a pony and cart. Another travelling person is “James Kelly”. He goes around also selling thing’s such as balloon’s, pencil’s, pen’s, pencil-cases, and ornaments, and other little thing’s. The children love to see him coming. Mark Collier Travelling folk
Everyday we see some travelling people on the road that are on it as long as I remember. The best known of them is “James Kelly” who comes round once a month selling small stickers Another well known travelling man is “John McKeon” who goes about on an ass and cart selling delph. He is always singing and he got his nick=name from singing “Diddly Dumpty”. Most of the travelling folk have caravan’s and they sleep in them at night. Other travelling folk that have no caravans ask the people could they(continues on next page)
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- Mark Collier
- Gender
- Male
