School: Garrysallagh

Location:
Garrysallagh (O'Reilly), Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Greally
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0989, Page 180

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  1. Travelling folk
    I remember to see an old woman coming round with a bundle of linen on her back. She used to supply most of the neighbourhood with sheeting and shirting. The lined was strong weave and was yellow but with washing it became snow-whites. Every housekeeper prided of her shirts and sheets as they would last for years. She used to call at November every year. She used to stay one night at every house and tell all kinds of stories. Her name was O'Reilly and she came from Castletara below Civan.
    Another old fellow called Sweeting wore a tall hat made of silk, a skirty coat, knee breeches and a pair of long white stockings. He had a grey ass with a two creels abled "pardogs." He sold or exchanged pines, needles, laces and thread for eggs oatmeal, potatoes and other things which he carried in the creels.
    Then
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Gaffney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Pollareagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Marcella Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Pollareagh, Co. Cavan