School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máirtín Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 218
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- Shops were common in olden times. In some districts people had to go to the nearest town to make purchases and in other districts people had not. Buying and selling was carried on after Mass. This is still practised. Tea, Sugar, Butter, Eggs etc. were sold in this way. Money was not always given for goods. Goods were bartered in the district. Labour was given in exchange for goods. The following words were connected with buying and selling. "boot", "tick", "change", "cant", and "score". It was unlucky to transact business on certain days. These days were Sundays and church holidays. Markets were held in former times in Inistioge. These are not still held. There are accounts of hucksters, pedlars, and dealers. Hucksters, dealers and pedlars used to come to Mong and Ruppa and sell goods there. They do not still come. The names of coins were a quid for a pound note, a bob for a shilling, a tanner for a sixpence, a kids eye for a threepenny bit, and a dollar for a five shilling peice. Crowns and leather notes are gone out of use.
- Collector
- James Grace
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Grace
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny
