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Letter from P. J. Fleming (Countess Road, Killarney) to Seán Ó Súilleabháin (Archivist, University College, Dublin), giving his opinion on the 'Tinker Tribe'.

In collection  Questionnaire: Tinkers [Travellers]

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Countess Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry
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Type of Resource
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Fleming says he does not think his contribution to Tinker folklore is worthy of the praise Ó Súilleabháin has bestowed on it. He says that his belief is that 'an effort should be made to control the whole [Tinker] class and make them do more work for the nation at large'. He continues 'they [the Tinkers] will become a damned nuisance unless some steps be taken to put a limit to their number', adding that it is well- known that tinkers are 'idlers'. He says they are setting a bad example to society and asks the question 'why should we work hard when we see so many of the Tinker Class idling about and having a good time'.
Note
Pagination refers to the complete collection of responses from the provinces of Munster and Leinster (MS1255).
Languages
eng  
Genre
Correspondence
Subject
Questionnaires--Ireland
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)--Attitudes
Irish Travellers (Nomadic people)
Ireland--Ethnology
Fleming, P. J. --Correspondence
Ó Súilleabháin, Seán, 1903-1996 --Correspondence
Location
UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics. National Folklore Collection UCD. Questionnaire: Tinkers [Travellers]. MS1255
Note
Fleming says he does not think his contribution to Tinker folklore is worthy of the praise Ó Súilleabháin has bestowed on it. He says that his belief is that 'an effort should be made to control the whole [Tinker] class and make them do more work for the nation at large'. He continues 'they [the Tinkers] will become a damned nuisance unless some steps be taken to put a limit to their number', adding that it is well- known that tinkers are 'idlers'. He says they are setting a bad example to society and asks the question 'why should we work hard when we see so many of the Tinker Class idling about and having a good time'.
Note
Pagination refers to the complete collection of responses from the provinces of Munster and Leinster (MS1255).
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Metadata creation date: 2006-11-08

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