School: Allenwood, Robertstown (roll number 1712)
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 160
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“There used to be a market in Robertstown...”
(continued from previous page)give them food. Some people used to get things on "tick" and they used to give boot.
If they were going to swop a cow for one that would not be so good they would have to get boot. Mrs. Kenny in Derrymullen used to have a shop. Some of the coins people had long ago were, four-shilling pieces, crowns, four-penny-bits, and eight-penny bits.
- We have a dash churn at home. It is round, and it is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. Some people put a piece of iron under the churn, the night before churning so that they would have a good lot of butter. When they are starting to churn they put a pinch of salt on the lid, and if a stranger came in they would(continues on next page)
