School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)
- Location:
- Galbally, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mícheál L. Mac Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 072
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- (continued from previous page)Dondons, and Berrys. Most of these stay at times in the Tinnakilly Lane and in the old Cill in Macmine.
- There are many travelling people in this district. The names of some of are the Cashes and the Connors,
These people live by the women begging and selling articles such as tea-drawers, pint measures and baskets Which the men are making. The men deal in asses and horses and dogs. These people live in caravans and tents. The travelling people are very clever : they get an old ass or horse and tie him to a gate or a tree and beat him until he nearly falls. Then they bring him to some poor man and get a good animal in exchange for him. They get money as boot as well and maybe when the poor man goes for the ass the next day he is dead. - Collector
- Patrick Fenlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Raheennahoon, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mattew Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Raheennahoon, Co. Wexford
