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School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)

Location:
Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 638

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  1. Buying and Selling (continued)

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    in a bag and taken away on the back of an ass. Such people do not now come here.
    Coins were referred to as the "ten-penny" ( a coin worth ten pence) and the guinea, a gold coin worth twenty one shillings). At present the 6d piece is called a "tanner" and the shilling coin a "bob". The s2/6d [?] coin is called a "half - crown". The 2/- coin is now called a "florin".
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  2. Mermaids

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    Up to fifty years ago a story was told in this district (Ballyhar parish, Co. Kerry) of a mermaid who was seen sitting on a rock one day, near the shore, somewhere in the barony of Iveragh. A man
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. mermaids (~305)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Moriarty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leamnaguila, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Moriarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Leamnaguila, Co. Kerry