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School: Mountmellick Convent (roll number 7183)

Location:
Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr E. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 060

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    In the olden days shops were not so common as they are now and the people had to go to the nearest town to purchase goods but they did not go as regularly as nowadays because they had not much money.During that time buying and selling was carried in after Mass and it is still practised especially on Holidays.The people were accustomed to go around after Mass to buy cattle, and it is still continued by the majority of the people but some of them found it so unlucky that they gave
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Delaney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Delaney
    Gender
    Male