School: Keelagh
- Location:
- Keelagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ellen Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 118
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- In all parts of the country at present there are people who go about from house to house selling small articles and looking for food.
They are not very common about this district but they come around from time to time. They do be very poor and they depend on the articles the make for their living.
When they come to the house they would be very glad if you would give them a piece of bacon, butter or a home - made cake. The would also be very glad if you would give them some milk as they need some to drink and to put on their tea. They stay for about one night in the same place and they sleep in tents by the roadside,
Long ago the people of the district used to go to hear them telling stories but they do not do so now.
Then they move away and when they go a certain distance the camp there for another night.
They generally come to the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Donald
- Gender
- Female
