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School: Gusserane

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Gusserane, Co. Wexford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0872, Page 079

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  1. Travelling Folk

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    Travelling folk still call at my home as it is a very old custom in Ireland. However they are very scarce now since the County home was built and the old age pensions and widows pensions came into operation here. Still the tin-smiths, cheery and light-hearted ; without a home for shelter ; travelling along from place to place begging alms for his maintainance, and training his children in the same direction so that they in turn will maintain themselves as cheap as their ancestors. They swop donkeys and gets boot, they also make tin-ware to sell. The majority of the tin-smiths buy drink for the money received. In many cases
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garryduff, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Richard Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garryduff, Co. Wexford