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School: Baile Ruadh (Cailíní)

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Ballyroe, Co. Galway
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Máire, Bean Uí Fhearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0013, Page 369

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    potatoes, oats and turnips, and also fowl and eggs were often exchanged for goods in former times and even today eggs are often bartered for goods.
    The young boys and girls often went spreading turf or digging potatoes for some shopkeepers in order to pay for their goods. Goods given on credit were spoken of as given on tick.
    Lizzie Burke,
    Monasterowen
    williamstown
    Co. Galway.
    Patrick Burke,
    Monasterowen,
    Williamstown,
    Co. Galway
    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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Eilís de Búrca
    Other names
    Eilís de Búrca
    Lizzie Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monasterowen, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pádhraic de Búrca
    Other names
    Pádhraic de Búrca
    Patrick Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 42
    Address
    Monasterowen, Co. Galway