School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 129
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- (continued from previous page)were commonly known. Pedlars are scarcely seen now-a-days. The pedlar in former times used gather rags and jam pots and would give in exchange for those, pins, and needles. One of those men in our district was "Seymour" he lived in Clarke's farm in Farran.
Another man who used resort our district was Daniel Connell or commonly called "Jack the Brush". This man would sweep the chimneys and then the people would pay him by giving him old rags and jam pots.
Crowns, Sovereigns and half sovereigns are rarely seen now-a-days. The names by which the various coins are referred to now-a-days as "quids" for pounds, a ten shilling note is referred to as a "half quid or "ten bob", and a "half sovereign". A shilling is referred to as a "bob". A sixpence is referred to as a "tanner". A "threepenny bit" or a "kids eye". A penny or a "lop". A half penny was known as a "make". A farthing or a "Tráoinín".
- Collector
- Joan Dineen
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Nora Cooney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coachford, Co. Cork
