School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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  1. 20
    February 1 .1938
    Folklore.
    Beggars are very numerous .Sometimes there or four families gather to geather make camps on the roadside.The women go from house to house begging tea,sugar,bread milk,butter and potatoes/They also beg turf and make fires to cook meals.The men make all kinds of tinware such as buckets,cans and saucepans and they sell them to farmers
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Hurley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lannaght, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Thomas Hurley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lannaght, Co. Clare