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School: Slane (C.) (roll number 4852)

Location:
Slane, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Josephine Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 262

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    Travelling folk still call at my home and they have been doing so for the last nine years.
    There are some of them very poor and some not too poor. There are two particular bands and they are not at all poor. Their names are McCabes and McDonnells. The last time I saw them they had nine horses and three caravans. They parked themselves beside Harlinstown Cross and there were about twenty in the two bands. Every night crowds came to it to hear them dance and sing and tell people's fortunes. There were some very jolly women and men in it, and I think some of the people are watching them to come back again soon because they all believe in them
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gernonstown, Co. Meath