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School: Gort na Carraige (Rockfield) (roll number 9009)

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Knocknashangan, Co. Donegal
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Nóra Nic Aodhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1029, Page 225

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    Long ago peddlers and dealers travelled around the country carrying their small packs on their backs. In these packs there were some goods of very small value. It was considered unlucky to turn them out withered buying sometime from them list the course should fall on the people of the house.
    for the past fifty years a penny was called a wind, a proper was called a tanner and a shilling was called a bob.”
    The sovereign the four-shilling piece, the five-shilling piece and the farthing have gone out of use.
    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
    Tommy Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocknashangan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Knocknashangan, Co. Donegal