School: Carrickallen
- Location:
- Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 148
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- My school district was noted for its numerous travelling folk about thirty years ago, and each one had a special day for visiting the district.
Nowadays the number of travelling folk that formerly visited the district has grown much smaller.
At the present time but two travelling folk visit my home each successive year.
These two have been doing so for about ten years.
They are not very poor.
They do not sell things nor do they bring their supplies with them.
They are always welcome and remain for about three hours in each house.
Each of these has a special house in each district for sleeping in.
Each of these remain for about a week in this house.
They generally get food in the houses they visit.
They accept money as alms where ever they get it.
Both of them travel on foot and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Clarke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullyunshin, Co. Cavan
