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Passing Places
A resource on Gypsy-Traveller Lifestyles and Culture

Literacy: Clothes Peg Story

Richard the storyteller
Clothes peg story
(sound track and images) in Flash format (duration 13mins, 2Mb file, opens in new window)

In this Flash file the Giant Clothes Peg story by Gypsy Storyteller Richard O'Neill is illustrated with photos and children's work

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Audio only version of the Clothes peg story. If it does not appear you may need to download the free QuickTime plug-in.

Transcript of audio clip:
I'm from a large travelling family in the North-East and I have the pleasure of going round the country and telling stories...and it's so nice to know that people are still interested in stories and also for people to get a little bit of an idea of some of the traditions Gypsy/Traveller traditions... (see transcripts below for rest)