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School: Cillín Liath, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 13412)

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Killeenleagh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0293, Page 429

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    Shops were not common in olden times. The people used go to the nearest town to make purchases. The people used do a lot of business after mass. Tea, sugar, butter, bread and a lot of other household goods were sold after mass.
    Goods were sometimes bartered. Labour was given in exchange for goods and to pay rent. "Boot" meant that money was given with one of the goods being exchanged.
    "Tick" meant that people used not pay for the goods bought, but promised to pay. "Cant" was another name for an auction and this name was very common long ago.
    There were no markets in this district. The people used to take the butter to Cork City.
    "Fourpence" was called a "groat"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Noreen Goggin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Frank Goggin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killeenleigh, Co. Cork