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School: Streamstown (roll number 15291)

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Streamstown, Co. Westmeath
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S. Garland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 269

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    Long ago there were not many shops in the country districts and the people had to travel to the nearest town to buy the necessary goods for the coming week.
    After Mass on Sunday the people did some shopping in the shops and there they bought tea and sugar and other things for the house during the week. Money was not very plentiful and therefore the people had to barter the goods. That is : - one sort of goods was exchanged for another sort of goods. In olden days the labourers were paid for their labour by being given oaten meal and potatoes It was also the custom to "truck"
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Stokes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creeve, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Jim Finnerty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Creeve, Co. Westmeath