School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc

Location:
Kilbolane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0369, Page 196

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  1. (most authentic account)
    Shops were not common. Small huxters' little shops were.
    They carted butter to Cork & brought home supplies.
    People travelled to & from Cork by the old Coach.
    Buying & selling was not generally carried on after Mass because the old Church was on Doona hill.
    Only groceries & small articles are bought after Mass now.
    A poor man dug bog-deal, paid (in work) 2/6 to the farmer for a horse & cart for transport & sold the load of bog-deal in Ráth Luirc (6 Irish miles away) for 2/6. This was the chief way of living the poor man had. He had the 2/6 & worked for the farmer who could not pay him.
    Eggs, fowl etc were generally given for groceries etc.
    Labour was given in exchange for goods.
    "Boot", & "tick" were the popular words.
    Sunday was unlucky for buying & selling & several even yet would not pay wages or part with money on Monday because they believed it would then leave them every day.
    No fairs or markets in Milford.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Mr John Watson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Milford, Co. Cork