School: St Davaddog's, Tamney
- Location:
- Tawny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1090, Page 472
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- (continued from previous page)living in Milford now. he had a little grocer shop. He always kept his goods a penny and a half penny below Peter Marley's goods so that he would get more of a business and make more of a profit. It is now a dwelling house and another Mr Shiels has it The next shop was in Ballynashanagh it belonged to a man the name of Tom McCluer he had a grocer shop and sold all sorts of Irons. It is now a big Post Office. The next was in Ballycallon it belonged to a man the name of Willie Sweeney he had another big grocer shop and made a big lot of profit. The next was down in Cashelpreghan it belonged to a man the name of Micky McCongly. He had a wee grocer shop away out in the middle of a rock. That is all the shops I know about in my District.
- There was an old shop over at Cambpels gate in Ballydeskin. The name of the woman who owned was Fanny Jean Doak. She used to go round with a big basket of goods on her arm - and when she came in to a house she would say do you want a lock of guid tea today. The used to buy a ounce of tea in those times.
There was another shop and the name of it was(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kitty Mc Bride
- Gender
- Female
