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 132
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- (continued from previous page)than money to them for they were thoroughly paid for their work by this means. The words connected with selling are !tick" and "boot". When people get goods from the shopkeepers without money it is called "tick". If two people were exchanging animals, sometimes one of the animals would be better than the other, and he that had the inferior animal should give some money with the animal to the man who had the better animal. This was called "boot". In former times the local markets were held at Coachford and Rooves Bridge, these markets are discontinued now. The names of the huxters or egg men in this district in olden times Mrs Connell Mr Tom Forde Mr Mick Healy and Mr Tade Hallern. The names of the huxters in the district at present are Mrs Moynahan and Mr Healy. In former times two jew men named Isack Jackson and James Spiro visited our district frequently(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Creedon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Looney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockaneowen, Co. Cork
