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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
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Kathleen Morris
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 300

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    and the tenpenny piece and the fourpenny piece and the farthing. People sometimes call a pound note a quid, a shilling a bob, a sixpenny piece a tanner and a two shilling a florin. Hansel Monday, that is the first Monday of the New Year, it is considered unlucky to spend money on that day, and Whit Week, money got during that time won't stop with you. Some people have a habit of spitting on money. Old people believed money could be charmed away so that was done to break the charm and old people used to tell if you caught the Leiperehaun and spit on him he was sure then to show you where the crock of gold was hid.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Mc Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Guire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford