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School: Tomena

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Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
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T. Mac Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 542

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    The woman go about from house to house begging, and that is how they get their food. It is very few of the travelling folk that are welcome nowadays because they expect too much alms. It is generally on a by road that they stay, but they are not allowed to stay longer than three days. It is in bands that they travel every two or three families have a van of their own and it is in that van that they sleep. The alms that they accept are tea, sugar, bread, bacon, flour, and milk.
    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
    Maire Gilheany
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumcullion, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Gilheany
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70