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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

Location:
Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 518

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    Shops were not common in/? long ago.
    There were very few one in every town. People had to go to the market town to buy and sell long ago.
    Potatoes and oats used to be bartered in the district. The people used not buy or sell after mass.
    Labour was often given in exchange for goods.
    The markets were held at the nearest town. Irishtown, Ballinadin/?, Dunmore, and Claremorris were the marketing marketing towns in the district.
    Pedlars, pipers and dealers in feathers and rags visited the district long ago. They still come.
    The various names of coins
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Hett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Honor Walshe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo