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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cappamore

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Cappamore, Co. Limerick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0521, Page 136

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    Shops were not as numerous in former times as they are now. People had to go to the nearest village always to buy articles. People used purchase articles formerly after Mass on Sundays. This is still done. The articles which were purchased in this way were drapery articles, such as clothing, boots, hats, socks etc, groceries, such as tea, sugar, jam, butter, bread, meat, sweets etc.
    Usually money was paid for the articles. Sometimes, the person who bought the articles used do work in order to pay for them.
    The words connected with buying and selling are tick and boot. If a person bought an article and did
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dhonnchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogher, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    S. Ó Donnchadha
    Gender
    Male