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

Location:
Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 12_024

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  1. 24
    24th February 1938.
    Folklore.
    Long ago there were no shops or shopkeepers .
    There were at that time men called Peddlars travelling around selling clothes such as blankets quilts curtains and all household drapery.
    The travelled around in horse and carts and performed journeys of about seven or eight miles each day.
    They used to keep travelling on before them and whatever many miles they would travel each day they would stop at
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Moloney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Jack Holloran
    Gender
    Male