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School: Newtown National School (roll number 9549)

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Newtown (Guest), Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0533C, Page 03_009

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    1. Travelling people call at our home.
    2. They are travelling for many years.
    3. They seem to be very poor.
    4. Some of them sell tables, chairs.
    5. People buy from them.
    6. They get their supplies from the shop keepers.
    7. Some of them are welcome, and the cheeky ones of them are not.
    8. In some cases they remain for a week.
    9. Some of them sleep in caravans, and some in tents.
    10. They bring food with them.
    11. Food of different kinds, and money.
    12. Most of them have cars.
    13. Some of them travel in cars,a nd some on foot.
    14. In some cases, they travel, only a family and in more cases, the band together.
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    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
    Wesley Armitage
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Behamore (Smith), Co. Tipperary