School: Howth (B.)

Location:
Howth, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
E. J. Crowley
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  1. Money.
    Usual names - Other names
    Pound note - quid
    Ten shilling note - half skiff, ten bar note
    Crown - dollar, cart wheel
    Half crown - half dollar
    Florin - two bob bit
    Shilling - bob, a ball, a bull's eye
    Sixpence - tanner
    Threepenny piece - a kid's eye
    Twopence - a deuce
    Penny - a wing
    Halfpenny - a make
    One shilling and sixpence - one and a kick
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    Language
    English