School: Stravicnabo
- Location:
- Stravicnabo, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 494
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- (continued from previous page)some of them go round the country houses playing tunes on fifes or fiddles more of them singing ballads for pennies more step-dancing and others selling cloths and tins. Long ago they used go round the country houses and stay for nights telling old stories and singing songs. The old people always took a great delight in them. Here are the names of the travellers that visit our districts, the "Higgins"Cawleys" and "O Briens". On four days the come to the town and sing up and down the street any-one who listens to them the run round with their hats for pennies.
- Travelling folk are beggars who have something to sell and much to crave. The old beggars are very scarce. Beggars are people who depend on them selves and lodging where they can get it. The tinkers have there camp in order where they work. They sell hairpIns(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Sheridan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moher, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- John Sheridan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moher, Co. Cavan
