School: Clochar na Trocaire
- Location:
- Tuam, Co. Galway
- Teacher: an tSiúr M. Oilibhéir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0076
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- Long ago the people had very little money. If they wanted a horse they had to do a few day's work. There was no public house near the church. The people sold the drink in small houses on the quite. These were called sheebeens. If a man lent another man money that man would put his cattle grazing on the other man's land. Then he would not have to pay the money. If a person bought messages from a shopkeeper he never paid for them but he bought eggs, butter and vegetables instead. Long ago when they could not pay their debts they worked for a few days.
When they were buying a horse they would get the bridle and collar free and sixpence for a reins. The women brought firkins or croks of butter into the market square. when they had it sold they went into a shop and bought goods for some of the money. They brought baskets of egg to the market there was 120 in each basket.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Chrissie Forde
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tuam, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mr Joseph Forde
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tuam, Co. Galway
