School: Ráth Maoláin (roll number 16131)

Location:
Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Laoise Ní Ruairc

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Buying and Selling

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0662

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Buying and Selling

Shops were common in this district. Long ago there were a lot of small shops but there are not so much now.
Sometimes people went to town they mostly got what they needed in the shops near by. because they had no accomadation those times to bring them to town like what the people have now.
Buying was carried out after Mass long ago.
Money was not always given for goods sometimes were exchanged for food and clothes. At the present time eggs is given for provisions
Some people have more money now a days than they had in olden times.
Markets were held in the towns each week, the people had always a certain day each week for holding markets.

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Collector
Siubhán Ní Scannláin
Gender
female
Informant
Eoin Ó Scannláin
Gender
male
Occupation
feirmeoir
Address
Cloonagun, Co. Sligo
Language
English