School: Rath Sionnaigh
- Location:
- Rashenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Suibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1122, Page 152
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- (continued from previous page)potatoes in ridges, with a spade. We must take very good care of them, and we must keep them free from weeds.
- Shops were not common in olden times, and people had to go to the towns for some of their goods, and this was the town of Clonmany.
Buying and selling were not carried on after mass, and it is not carried on now either. Sometimes the people did not give money for goods. Goods were exchanged for work at times. It is not considered unlucky to buy or sell on certain days.
There used to be a market held in Ballyliffen, but it is held in Clonmany now. There used to pedlars at markets. The names of coins are, a (bob) is a shilling, (a tanner) is a sixpence, (a kids eye) is a threepenny bit, (a wing) is a penny, and (a make) is a halfpenny.(continues on next page)
