School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan
- Location:
- Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 136
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- (continued from previous page)to the people in the district. The most common alms they ask for are, milk, flour, tea and sugar. They sell small articles such as tins, brushes, cans and carpets. They buy and sell horses and asses. They remain a week or so in each district they go to. Most of those travelling folk are not poor.Some of them bring a supply of food with them. They get the things they sell from Dublin.
- There are several families of travelling folk that visit this district. The names of these families are the Berries, Cashs and Walls.They camp on the side of the road. They stay in the one place for about a week and they visit the surrounding district. These people make small articles such as cans and tins. They generally look for milk as alms. They get all their supplies from DublinThey travel in parties. Some of them sleep in caravans and others sleep in tents.
- Informant
- Winnie Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Slievereagh Lower, Co. Wicklow
