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School: Inishcaltra

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Cappaduff, Co. Clare
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Énrí Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0589, Page 060

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    The wandering Class are called tinkers. They go around from house to house begging alms. Some of them sell cans, buckets, saucepans and other things.
    Some of the travelling class tell fortunes. These are called "Gipseys". Most of the Wandering class stay in Nenagh. Some of the wandering Class play on musical instruments and get a lot of money for doing so. The tinkers go to nearly all the fairs and get drunk and then they fight. The tinkers camp around here in camps or tents or stay in big vans.
    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
    Maura Cleary
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloontymweenagh, Co. Clare
    Informant
    P. Mc Namara
    Address
    Coogypark, Co. Clare