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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 027

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    Shops are not so common nowadays compared to long ago. Long ago people generally went to the nearest town to buy their goods.
    Money was not always given for goods. Sometimes eggs, butter or potatoes were given. Nowadays people bring eggs to the shop and get groceries instead.
    Long ago when a man wanted potatoes he got them from some man in the district and he worked for him a certain number of days until he had paid for the potatoes in this way.
    If a man went out to sell a horse he oftentimes exchanged him for another horse. The man who had the better horse got extra money along with
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tessie Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Joseph Maguire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Leggagh, Co. Longford