School: Breac-chluain
- Location:
- Brackloon South, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 066
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- (continued from previous page)not as thickly populated. People could buy little items in the country shops. All confectionary shops were open after Mass on Sundays, and small shop, except public houses. Only rich people gave money for goods; the poor people worked in exchange for them. "Boot" was given when swapping; for instance, if two men were swapping asses and one ass was of more value than the other, the owner of the ass of lesser value would give a little money with his ass as "boot". Buying on "Tick" means buying an article without paying for it at the same time. Markets were held in former days. The local names for coins are, a
"tanner" for sixpence; "A bob" for a shilling, "A quid" for a pound, and "A banker" for a five pound note.
Buying "on strap" is the same as buying "on tick".
- Collector
- Annie Freeley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrynacong, Co. Mayo
