School: Walshestown (roll number 3245)
- Location:
- Walshestown North, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhuibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 449
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- Shops were common in olden times. There was nearly always a shop in the district.
The people did not always pay money for goods. They often exchanged potatoes with each other and also other things such as labour was often given in exchange for goods.
When people got goods on credit they were said to get it on "tick".
- Collector
- Philomena Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Shops were quite common in the olden days.(continues on next page)
