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School: Dunree

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Dunreagh, Co. Meath
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Maighréad Condún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 380

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    Travelling Folk
    Travelling folk that travel around this part of the country are called "Tinkers" or sometimes they are called "Beggars" but they don't like that name, they prefer the name of "Gypsies".
    Old women and men go around selling pins, needles, hairpins, studs, laces, combs etc.
    The men all sell carpets, basins, buckets and brushes.
    Some tinkers are well off and go around in caravans, or drays and they have asses and dogs.
    Those tinkers that travel from place to place on foot, camp out in the open at night. They light fires along the side of the road or along the ditch, and it is very pleasant to see the fire blazing up and the old men and women sitting around it talking or the men
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Regina Fowler
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cookstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Michael Chapman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 40
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Cookstown, Co. Meath