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School: Mainistir Mhuigheó (C.) (roll number 14206)

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Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Siobhán Ní Fhinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0100, Page 149

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    The old people used to say that a yard of a counter was much better than a hundred acres of land in former times.
    The people still buy goods after mass. Cattle and sheep were bartered about one hundred and fifty years ago. Labour was often in exchange for goods.
    If a man had a nice cow at a fair, another man would say to him, "how much de' want for that thing there?" pointing to the cow making little of her the way he would have her cheap. The owner would say twenty pounds maybe more.
    The buyer might not be pleased to give all that, then another man would say "split the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    17
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    George Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Mayo Abbey, Co. Mayo