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School: Poulfur

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0870, Page 264

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    Some of them have caravans which are drawn by two horses or asses, more of them have tents and sometimes they sleep in someone's shed or barn or under an ass's car covered by a sheet made of bags.

    The Gypisies would pretend to tell you your fortune if you crossed their hand with sliver. They sell carpets and ornaments. They are rich people but do not pretend it.
    Long ago the beggarmen used to have a bag on their back and if they got a grain of yellow meal in their bag they would satisfied. The beggermen come to our house still but they never asked lodgings. We give them bread and buttermilk and a penny or two. Long ago they slept in farmers' barns but the beggermen are very dangerous because they smoked and some went asleep and let their pipe fall on the straw and put it on fire.
    Mary E. Creane,
    Ballygarnett,
    Arthurstown,
    Co. Wexford.
    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
    Mary E. Creane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballygarrett, Co. Wexford