1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Gleann an Dúin - Prison

School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 08_017

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095C, Page 08_017

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison
  2. XML Page 08_017
  3. XML “Tinkers”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Tinkers

    Share Share Post
    These are the names of the tinkers most common in the Parish of Straide, in the Barony of Gallen, in the town land of Tavanagh, Co; Mayo.
    The most of these tinkers have the same names as the tinkers long ago namely:- Mahons, Collins, Myers, Stokes, McDonells and McDonaghs. These people go from place to place. They have huts which are drawn by horses. Some times
    (continues on next page)
    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
    Margaret Ruane
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Ruane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Tawnagh More, Co. Mayo