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School: Hackettstown (2)

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Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Anna Seabrooke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 492

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    horses and sell them. Sometimes bands of them pass through Hacketstown with as many as thirty horse. There are also tinkers called Purcels, Connors,Walls, Murphys. Travelling folk of the name of Berry most frequently visit this district.
    The tinkers come to this district for the fair day. Sometimes travelling folk come to the fair with games, such as a shooting gallery and roulette.
    Voilet Seabrooke
    Material obtained from :-
    Mrs O'Gorman
    Hacketstown,
    Co. Carlow
    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
    Violet Seabrooke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs O' Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hacketstown, Co. Carlow