School: Lorg an Iarla (roll number 13590)
- Location:
- Lurganearly, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Choilldubh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 154
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- In olden times shops were far more common. In olden times the people went to the nearest town to make their markets. Labour was given in exchange for goods. If a poor man was not fit to give the shopkeeper money for the goods he would go and work for her.
People went to sell their corn in Castleblayney as it was nearest town. It was not lucky to make a bargain on Sunday.
- Collector
- Winnie Powell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr Joesph Powell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Drumacrib, Co. Monaghan
- (continued from previous page)out of use are 5/- piece and guineas also sovereigns, half sovereigns. 4 s piece, 4d bit is gone out of use in this district.
This is a story told about an old butcher. One time a man borrowed a piece of a pig and piece after piece(continues on next page)
