School: Aclint, Ardee (roll number 2138)
- Location:
- Aclint, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Ó Neill
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- (continued from previous page)rags; he would give them two ballads. There was another man of the name of Morgan he comes round every week selling delph and the people a cup and saucer for the rags; These people were called travellers; A halfpenny is called a make. Long ago there was a market in Mullacrew; There used to be men gathering bags and old rags and bottles; they would give a mug or plate for some rags or something else they would have. Told by
Owen Sharkey
Reaghstown
on 2nd June 1938
Written by
Jane Beylan, on 1st June 1938
Reaghstown
- There would be people buying and selling come home from mass. They would have a field pointed out and after mass all the people would come to it to buy There would be men selling heather brushes and vegetables: Before money was invented the people used to swop the articles and work for them. The market long ago was in Mullacrew; The people would go round looking for old(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Sharkey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Edmondstown, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Edmondstown, Co. Louth
