School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 104
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- Travelling Folk are very numerous in our district. One of the best known of them was a woman by the name of Mary Greenan, who lived in Virginia town. She died a few years ago. She used to go out the country and gather bottles. If a person gave her two bottles she would give them a pair of boot laces, or a few pins in exchange. She would sell the bottles in the town, and buy tobacco and Stout.
- Owen Smith was one of of these travellers. He was locally known as "Oweny Eoghanaigh." He is seven or eight years dead. He was supposed to be a native of Ballyjamesduff, and to be wealthy. In order to disguise himself, he painted his face, and wore a peculiarly shaped cap. He had his coat all patched, and patches on the coat,where they were not necessary But through time the people go to know(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Matthias O' Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Michael Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
