School: St Canice's, Aghaboe (roll number 16939)
- Location:
- Achadh Bhó, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Aine Ní Dhubhlaoigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0829, Page 462
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- (continued from previous page)A family called O'Byrnes locate this district in Winter. These travellers earn money by catching rabbits which are plentiful here and which destroy the crops.
These are seldom seen in the neighbourhood as they generally stop for months in Abbeyleix. They have one van, two old horses and an ass. Not like other travellers they have a goat. The people that live near them do not be troubled with them looking for milk.
For many years a family called O'Donohues are coming to the district. It is a very large family. They are very poor and usually they are always begging. The men are all chimney sweepers. Before Winter they come as they have more work to do at that time of the year. Long ago they went to school in this district.
They only have a tent in which they sleep. It is very interesting to look at the children making small cans, to play with. Sometimes they(continues on next page)
