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School: Keelagh

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Keelagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ellen Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 144

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    Easter is the time they be about mostly because they go around the houses looking for eggs and when they get them they shower God's blessing upon you. If the have no flour to make bread they get some and they ask a little milk to wet the cake and to cream their tea.
    Sometimes we give them a home made cake and they be delighted with it.
    Sometimes they come to the house for lodging for the night. In the morning they get a warm breakfast and when they have it taken they start on their journey. They have a very hard life but they are very happy.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katie Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullalougher, Co. Cavan