School: Cill Uachtair
- Location:
- Killoughter, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ní Charraig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1024, Page 155
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- It is very seldom that travelling folk call at our home, but they used to do so long ago.
These people were very poor. They sold small articles to make some money, but only some people bought from them.
Sometimes the travellers were welcome.
They usually stayed for one or two nights, and then they went on their way. It was seldom they brought food with them.
They travelled on foot in bands of perhaps ten or fifteen; sometimes they had carts.
Very often they came for fair days.
They usually brought news from distant parts and the local people came and listened to them.
- Collector
- Maud Humphrys
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullyhumphry, Co. Monaghan
