School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 15_039
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- 6-4-'38
Travelling Folk.
There are a lot of poor people travelling from houses to house. People give their barns to sleep in. They also get food money, and clothes from the people in the country houses.
There is a poor man by the name of Pat Ward he sells tins such as cans and saucepans, he sometimes mends kettles and cans for the people. He lives in a small house in Ballygar.
There was also an old(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggie Rogerson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derreen, Co. Galway
