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School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A.M. Mac Taidhg
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089D, Page 05_031

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    mending cans and kettles and basins and other things. The tinkers nearly know every road in the country and they go round about from place to place with horses and vans. They stay about one month in each place. Some of the tinkers re very wise when the people are foolish to give them them things they keep on begging until they get every thing they want. Some of the tinkers pretent to be fortune tellers and so they get
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aindriú Ó Coinneáin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Bean Ó Coinneáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonaghmore, Co. Mayo