School: Coratillon

Location:
Corratillan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Michael O' Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 256

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  1. Travelling people call to my home at all times of the year. They usually travel in caravans drawn by horses, and they live in these caravans with their families.
    They never stay in houses, and they do not bring news.
    Sometimes they have with them articles with them which they offer for sale; - porringers, cans, strainers etc. The women folk sell boot laces, pins, brooches, pieces of lace, hairpins, scissors, combs etc. They are never very poor, and are usually well clothed and well fed. Some women travellers tell a persons fortune if he
    '' crosses their hand with silver. ''
    '' Crossing the hand with silver '' means putting silver money on the hand. The alms the travelling people accept are: flour, bread, bacon, eggs, tea, sugar, potatoes, money, and old clothing
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Roisin Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muineal, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Michael Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muineal, Co. Cavan