School: Killashandra (2.)

Location:
Killashandra, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Laura Patton
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    Travelling Folk
    Poor people go in wagons from place to place. They might stop in one place for a week. They have a tin smith with them. During this period they go around the country selling tins, which they call 'gallons" "pints" and "quarts". They move to another place and carry on the same work. They have places appointed to go. In this district they always camp at Curry's Brae, Dereskitt Bridge, Deramfield Cross. Some people go along from town to town gathering pennies. They usually come when there is an "old" fair.
    Charles Hales,
    Lahard.
    Material from Mrs Hales.
    Lahard
    Killeshandra
    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
    Charles Hales
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lahard, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Hales
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lahard, Co. Cavan