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School: Hollymount (roll number 13122)

Location:
Cleighran Beg, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Philip Carrigan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0206, Page 661

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  1. Bread (continued)

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    and water. The vessel in which the bread was baked was called an oven.
    Bread (oaten) was baked on a griddel.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Buying and Selling

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    Shops were not common.
    People had to go to the nearest town to make purchases.
    Groceries were bought in towns.
    Goods were bartered and labour was given in exchange for goods.
    The words "boot", "tick", "change" "cant" are still used.
    Markets were always held in local towns.
    Hucksters, pedlars and ragmen visited the district before the Great War but not since.
    6d Tanner, 1/- Bob
    3d piece = goat's eye.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    C. Caraghan
    Address
    Cornamucklagh, Co. Leitrim