School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0858B, Page 08_051
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- (continued from previous page)go to the county home.
They are to be seen at all race meetings, football, matches and sports of all kings and each has his or her own game to make money. The families which travel this district mostly are the Donovans, Delaneys, and Ó Connors. Those travellers are always around before the fairs of Kilkenny, Thomastown, and also before the Pattern of Ladyswell. Some of those travellers can sing and tell stories, and people often gather to hear them and buy song ballads from them.
- Collector
- Máirín Ní Longáin
- Other names
- Máirín Ní Longáin
- Maureen Lanigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ceanannas, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- Mr John Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Buiríos Cheanannais, Co. Chill Chainnigh
