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School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)

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Milltown, Co. Galway
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Siobhán, Bean Uí Dholáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0041, Page 195

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    Long ago on every Sunday after mass there used to be people outside the Milltown church selling apples. They used to sell them very cheaply. Those people were called dealing people. But the people do not sell them now.
    In every town there is a market place. The market place in Milltown was near Mr. Noone's. The market day was on Tuesday. But there is no market now. There used to be a lot of men and women at the market
    The women used to be selling fish and cotton and delph The men used to be selling oats and plants. There is a pig fair in Milltown every month.
    The shops are filled with people on that day. The reason
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Connolly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway