School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)
- Location:
- An Mhainistir, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Séan de Paor
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- 1. The general name for travelling people in Ireland is tinkers or "Bacac" in Irish. These people travel around from place to place and there is an old tradition concerning them and that is, they can never content themselves in one place for any long period of time.
2. Some people say they get the call of the road and they must obey.
There are certain families who were tinkers all their lives and their fathers and great grandfathers before them.
3. These are very common names and well known all over Ireland. The names are -: The Doyles, The Wards, Kearshaws, Donohues, Martins, and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thérèse Holohan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Mhainistir, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- John Callanan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Mhainistir, Co. na Gaillimhe