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School: Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 1289)

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Tallow, Co. Waterford
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Eibhlín Ní Dhubhshláinge
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0638, Page 203

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    These were sticks of plain wood about two feet long and one inch thick used by employers for keeping account of wages and of the day's labour.
    On this was placed for a full day's labour a mark thus X and for a half day's labour a mark thus I
    The employer held one, marked, and the employee a corresponding one. The marks were compared when they were squaring accounts and paying.
    Sticks were called scóir-ghearra. These ceased to exist about sixty years ago, in most parts of the country.
    Mr G. Hodnett
    West St.
    Tallow,
    Co Waterford
    Over 80 years

    Patricia Beecher
    West St.,
    Tallow,
    Co Waterford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Buchet
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr G Hodnett
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Tallow, Co. Waterford