School: Cnoc an Éin, Cuinche
- Location:
- Knockanean, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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- (continued from previous page)He never goes in a crowd, he always comes by himself. I never heard him telling any story.
- 7. "Tramps".
There were a good many tramps going from house to house. Some of them sell a lot of saucepans.They used to have a big bag.They used to sleep in tents by the side of the road. - Collector
- Michael O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockhogan, Co. Clare
- Tramps go from house to house. They go now. They used sell small goods. The people used buy from them. Sometimes they had canvas bags, and sometimes baskets made of straw. Some people used welcome them. They used stay a little while. For their bed they used put four sticks in the ground and put a cover on it. They used beg straw and put it on the(continues on next page)
