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School: Iorball Sionnaigh (roll number 16923)

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Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 084

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    Folklore
    Buying and Selling.
    Shops were not common in olden times. People usually had to go to the nearest town to make purchases. Buying and selling was very often carried on after Mass. This is not practiced now .Loaves, sugar, tea, butter, salt, soda, flour and candles were purchased on Sunday.
    Money was not always given for goods. Sometimes other goods were exchanged for goods, other times labour was given in exchange for other goods.
    Words such as "boot", "tick", "change", "earnest" and "on the nod" were used by buyers and sellers. "Tick" means getting a thing on "credit" promising to pay at some other date. "On the nod" means the same as "tick", "Ready money" means paying down for an article immediately after it is purchased.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mac Cann
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    George Mc Cann
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scotstown, Co. Monaghan