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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 19_038

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    During the past fifteen years very few travelling folk have ever visited our home.
    At that time they were very plentiful and sold a great many household goods, and they always got purchasers for these.
    The people had a trick to play on them to know whether they were good traders or not.
    They used to examine the traveller's goods to see if they were bought in a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Duncan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Thomas Duncan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny