School: An Clochar, Carraig Thuathail
- Location:
- Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0385, Page 330
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- (continued from previous page)When a person pays for goods and gives too much money he gets back some it is called change.
It is considered very unlucky to transact business on Monday and Friday.
The markets were held in former times at the corners of streets. They are still held there in West Cork.
Hucksters and pedlars used call to our house long ago for feathers and rags. Mr Ziedra from Cork comes yet for feathers. He is a Jew.
The names of the various coins are:- Half-crowns, Two Shilling piece, One Shilling, Six penny bit, penny, Half-penny.
The types of money which have gone out of use are:- Five Shilling piece, Four Shilling piece, Sovereign, Half-Sovereign, Four penny bit, and a Farthing.
A Sovereign is referred to as a quid.
A half sovereign is called "Ten bob".
a crown or "Five Bob".
"Two Bob" a florin,
"A bob" is a Shilling. "A Cop" is a penny.
"A tanner" is sixpence and a "Kids Eye" a three - penny bit
"A Make" is a half-penny.
- Collector
- Agnes Cotter
- Gender
- Female
