The travelling folk are sometimes called tramps or tinkers. They are very healthy. They wear very shabby clothes. They sell fancy goods such as vases, cups, saucers, spoons, buckets, gallons, knives, carpets, tables, chairs, wallpaper and other articles. They buy all those cheap and sell them very dear. They sleep in caravans and also in the road dykes. They come to the neighbours to beg for alms and they also sell other articles. The foods they get get from the neighbours are, bread, tea, sugar, milk, apples, cabbage, potatoes, and other vegetables. Long ago the travveling folk were welcomed everywhere. The reason why the travelling folk were welcomed everywhere is. Long ago there used be no newspapers in Ireland and the people used not know news of the world and they used welcome the tramps to tell them the news of the world. The travelling folk have a lot of horses and donkeys and jennets. Some of the folk keep goats. Then they get milk from the goat. The animals graze on the roadsides. The travelling folk never go to school. The travelling folk are very poor. Long ago the travelling folk used travel around and

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people are doing to the present day.Some of "these travelling people "are very poor but others are fairly rich and the rich ones are called "Gipseys"."These Gipseys"tell your fortune also.
Most of the "travelling women"sell small articles such ,jugs,cups,tincans,mugs x all delph.They also sell pins ,laces,statues combs,slides, rings,brooches mirrors,beads, necklaces and a lot of other small articles.They also have small table mats,tarpolin and things like that.Some of the people buy useful articles from them for the house when they need them.Some of the
"Travelling Folk "get their supplies from the big shops and others who are very poor get them at Cheap Sales and Auctions.The people of this district have a hearty welcome for the"Travelling folk"always. During the Summer months they remain for two or three weeks and during the Winter months they only remain for a few days.The poor "Travelling Folk" sleep in camps which they lay down on the ground. but the rich ones sleep in caravans which they can travel around in.Some of the rich "Travelling Folk" bring a supply of food with them but the poor go around from house to house begging for food to eat.The alms they beg for are sugar,tea,bread,flour, meat,potatoes,butter,and eggs.They also beg for old clothes and old shoes.Most of these are married and have families such as Nell the Beggar ,Brian ,Big Bridge and also Mick the Drover.When the travelling folk visit this vicinity the local boys gather around their tents to hear them singing and telling stories.most of these "travelling folk" are great for curing animals.

on one occasion. She bought a small mirror from them another time. These travelling folk did not stay anywhere in this district on that night but they kept travelling on. Travelling folk travel mostly on cars in which they carry their goods. The greater number of the travelling folk travel in families. Power is the name of the family that mostly frequents this district. Quirkes, Stokes and Caseys are the names of other families who are well known in this district. These (tradi) travelling folk do not tell stories to the local people but they bring news from other parts of Ireland.

The travelling folk that go

A great many travelling folk used to come to this district in former times. Some travelling folk come to this district still. They sell laces, matches and clothes. Some of the people welcome the travelling folk. They invite them in and the woman of the house gives them entertainment. The travelling folk go to another house then and they sleep there during the night. Most of the travellers travel in families. Power is the name of the family that comes to my district.

There are many 'Travelling Folk"

Travelling folk visit my home nearly every week of the year. They are the same travelling folk which visited at my father's home years ago. Some of these travelling folk are poor whilst others are not. The(y) sell tin cans and other articles.
Some bands of travelling folk sleep in their carts along the roadside whilst other bands sleep in lodgings houses in this town.
They do not go singly but go in families. Nearly all the travelling folk I know go around in carts or caravans.

Travelling people are more numerous on the roads this year than for many years previous. Residents on the main roads in the country, can expect a call at any time of the day from the travelling folk. Some travel on horse-drawn vehicles, others depend on the donkeys and car to carry them along, while it is not an unusual thing to see travelling folk on bicycles, and of course the great majority of travellers walk.
Gipsies are the most important as well as the most persevering members of the travelling folk. They

The travelling folk of nowadays differ very little from the travelling folk of olden times. They have the custom of going around from house to house begging for alms. They travel from place to place in caravans. These people are not at all poor. Some of them sell small articles namely, pens, brushes, cans, jugs and sauce pans.
Usually the travelling folk are not welcomed in our homes If the people chance to see them coming, the door is at once closed. They are not admitted into the house.
As a general rule they sleep in tents on the road sides or in the lanes.
They carry no food with them at all. They depend on the food they obtain in each house. The alms they usually obtain are flour, bacon, tea, sugar, eggs, etc. Some of the travelling folk go around on bicycles. The best known among the travelling folk or tinkers who visit our district are Stokes,

Travelling Folk.
Nowadays travelling folk are few and they are seldom seen in this district. Long ago travelling folk were more common. They sold delph, mats and other small items to the people of this district. The people then provided them with a bed or a bag of straw for the night and they slept beside the fire.
Most of these people are poor and they are generally welcome to the people's houses. They do not stay any longer than one night in any house. The greater number of the travelling folk carry provisions with them but they accept some alms also such as milk, potatoes and bread.
Travelling folk called at my home a few times and my mother bought delph from them

Travelling people visit this district very often. Travelling folk come to my house every week. Some of them are coming to this district for a long time. Some of them are very poor. The folk with the vans are not poor. Most of the travelling folk sell small articles such as holy pictures and medals and rosary beads. Some of the men sweep chimneys and mend buckets and churns. they remain in a place for a day. Some of them stay in the same place every time they come. The ones that have not vans sleep on bags on the road side. They get food from the people of the district. The alms they ask for are mostly bread and milk and sugar. The ones that singly have a better chance of getting food than the ones that go together. Some of them have a cart and donkey to take their belongings. When there is a fair in the district the travelling folk gather. They get money on a fair day for telling fortunes and acting. The family of the O' Donoghues visit this district very often. They make their living by making saucepans and cans. They play music with bagpipes. They tell stories of the past.

It is a custom that the travelling folk go about from house to house looking for help. Some people give them food stuffs and others give them some money. The food stuffs which they get are flour, tea, sugar, potatoes and milk. Some of these travelling folk go to the same house very often because if they at first get what pleases them in a house they are very anxious to come again.
Some of these travelling folk are very poor because they are often to be seen in the cold wet weather of Winter with bad boots and torn stockings. Their clothes are generally dirty and torn. Others of the travelling folk are not so poor because some clothes they would not take them but say they could

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At times the women go to rich houses where they know they would get good supplies. Sometimes three or four camps of the travelling folk would stay in the same place .Some of the people sleep in tents made of poles and canvas and bags while some of the richer folk live in caravans with four wheels drawn with horses.Most of these travelling folk have families .There are some unmarried such as "Nell the Beggar"and "Big Bridge"and "Brian".The travelling folk usually visit this vicinity during the Summer months,in the Winter they stay in some big town or city.The local people gather to hear the travelling folk telling stories and singing songs.long ago there used be poor scholars going around and they used teach the children of whoever house they used stay at.

Travelling people still call to my home. By looking at them you would think the are poor that the possess nothing only what the get from their begging. Some of them sell little articles such as these, pins, brooches, hair grips, mirrors, holy pictures, needles, snap fasteners, etc. A great number of people buy from them. These travelling folk buy these little thinks in the villages and in the big Towns. These folk are welcome to some people's doors because they bring news from near and far to them. At the present time these people hardly ever want a night's lodging because they have comfortable vans. These contain a stove, bed, and other articles. If they ever got a nights they would be let sleep in a outhouse mostly in the hay-shed. They are able to feed themselves for they get a lot of food-stuff when begging. When begging the chief thing they want is "a bit of grease". Nowadays the most of them have vans for travelling in. The mostly go begging in twos and threes. The best folk known around about this district are, Stokes, O Learys, Powers, Donohoes, Malachies, & Doyles. The latter family visits my home most frequently. They camp along the road and come up. Some of these travelling folk tell a lot of stories and people listen to them most attentively.

Travelling Folk. 17-10-38.
The name the people call the travelling folk now is "Gipsies." They are not as poor as the travelling folk that was long ago because now they have camps to sleep in and they sell small articles which they usually make themselves. Most of the people buy from them and they give them milk bread eggs and butter. Long ago there were poor people going around looking for charity, they never kept food with them or sold anything like the travelling folk now. Long ago the people gave the poor people a bed made from straw and some bed clothes they got their supper before they went to bed and their breakfast next morning sometimes they would stay for a week at a time, they were always welcome to the houses. The Gipsies are out now for the last fourteen years.

get. The method of working of tinkers is well organised. The parish of Conahy has always been noted for its hospitality to travelling folk, especially to some of the old men who are well known to the parish. Most of these travelling folk were welcome to a night's lodging including supper and breakfast. On some occasions particularly in bad weather they remained over a few days amusing the benefactors by story-telling – some of them tall yarns. As they travelled extensively they had a good knowledge of conditions prevailing in different parts of the country. Some of them made their living by selling small articles such as delph, pins, needles, studs, bootlaces, combs, ornaments and hairpins, but unfortunately the market of the latter has almost disappeared due to the coming of more modern fasions. It is very seldom nowadays that travelling folk receive lodging from farmers. With the approach of night they usually make for the towns and villages where they pay for their lodgings, They do not carry potatoes or meal as they did in former times as they prefer money to any other alms they might be offered. You would not see as many travelling folk on the road now as you would some years ago. The Doyles, the Donovans and the Delaneys are the principal tribes who travel around here. A poor travelling man named Frank the Pedlar was well known in Conahy district. He often spent days at

Travelling folk have a good many names such as tinkers, gypsies, pedlars and tramps. They very often call to our house and beg for alms, food and clothes. They are very poor and some have hardly enough food to live on or clothes to wear. The travelling folk are very cute and brainy. They buy things in shops such as rings, necklaces, linen, silk and lace. Sometimes they have laces and hair brushes and boot brushes. Some of the travelling folk tell fortunes, but I would not believe them. They are not a bit welcome to anybody. People shut their doors and if they have dogs they let them out to hunt them away. They do not remain very long then. They very often sleep in barns or caravans and very often throw themselves in a

Many travelling folk call to my house. They are all very poor and the names of the best known are; Old Tallan, The Carrigower tramp Miley, Blackditches, Paddy Columbus Jack, Fairhorse, and the "Weasel". People give them alms such as money, tea, sugar and bread. They all travel separately and on foot. Some of these travelling folk are now dead and gone. Some years ago these travelling folk were far more numerous, but now they are not as plentiful. Some pedlars also call at my home namely; Little Graham, John. Graham etc. They sell small articles such as pins, studs, etc.

Travelling folk still call to our home. The same people nearly always go round the whole year. The travelling Folk are poor. Some of them sell things and people buy from them. The Travellers are generally welcome. The Travelling Folk used to only stay a night at a time. People used to give them a bed to sleep on. They used to get food through the country. They used not bring any food with them. They used to get

Travelling folk visit this district frequently. As long as any old people remember, the same families of travelling folk visit this district still as in olden times. Some of these travelling folk are rich. They sell small articles such as beads, prayer books, pictures and brushes. Many people buy some of these articles. They get their supplies in Dublin. When travelling folk come to this district they generally remain for a week. They sleep in caravans or in camps. They bring a supply of food with them. They accept milk, sugar and bread as alms. When they come to the district they camp and they visit the surrounding districts on foot.Some of them travel in families and others in bands. The following are the names of travelling folk which visit this district, the Murphys, Berries, Cashs and Walls. Some of them come to this district on a fair day.