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School: Tullycanna

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Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Tomás de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 206

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    From time to time travelling folk call to my home. For many years they been doing so. The majority of them are not very poor. When they come to the houses they have nothing but they are very well off when they reach the public houses.
    They sell small articles for a large price.
    The general things they sell are :-
    scissors, combs, necklaces and picture frames. Sometimes people buy from them. They get their supplies in Woolworths or some cheap place like that. They are never welcome to any house because they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice White
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maxboley, Co. Wexford