School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)

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   of sprats at the Chapel gate to the people as they came out and also apples. This would be about forty years ago. Money was not always given for goods in olden days nor even at the present day. Farmers bring potatoes, oats etc to shopkeepers to whom they owe money in payment for goods. Farmers too give labourers perquisites instead of money, such as garden, grass of sheep milk etc. People who cannot well afford for what the purchase, sometimes pay it back in work. The huxters in this locality are Mr Healy of Carrigathow and Mr Sisk of Dripsey. These collect eggs only except when at Christmas Mr Healy purchases turkeys and exports them. Mr T Moynaghan and Jerry Murphy are the only fowl dealers. Other fowl dealers and merchants come from Cork and Macroom and go through the district to purchase home made butter, eggs, chickens etc. They bring with them provisions of all kinds to their customers and thus a system of barter is still

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trade
            1. buying and selling (~3,622)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Crissie Lyons

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs Lyons

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Clontead More, Co. Cork