School: Clochar na Trócaire, Buirgheas Uí Luighdheach (roll number 3486)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Oilibhéir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 138
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- (continued from previous page)and one yearly pig market. The cattle fairs were held on the 9 th June, 6 th August and the most important on the 27 th November. Every Monday there was a butter market, and the butter was sold in firkens.
Sometimes barter-trade was carried on betwen people in this district, which meant that if the people had no money they would give goods in payment for goods received. A man named William Kenny used deal in feathers and rags. He was called "Pluck them alive" because he plucked the geese alive. Travelling tea-shops used travel around fortnightly selling tea. The people got a fortnight to pay for the tea. When the people did not have the money when the tea-man came, they said "By the holy sea-man, here comes the tea-man, shut the door and put out the dog".
Eileen Ryan.
Got from Mr Pat Mahon,
Upper Street.
Borrisoleigh.
- Collector
- Eileen Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr Pat Mahon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
