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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 14_039

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    plenty wood. They make their camps of canvas and straw or hay for a bed. They also gather twigs on in the wood which they make small tables off.
    There are another tribe called Gypsies. Those people go around in families and are to be seen every year at the country fair in Ballinasloe, Athlone and many other towns. They also tell fortunes and get money from the people to get their fortune told and sometimes the fortune might come true.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Agnes Barrett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killaderry, Co. Galway