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School: Ramonan

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 038

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 038

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    on which they should go to church or mass. Markets were held at crossroads, and in fields, but they are not held in such places now.
    There used to be a lot of pedlars, and dealers in feathers and rags, they go about yet. There is a man who goes about yet, he was a pedlar from he was young, his name is William Newland.
    People call a halfpenny a "make," and they call a penny a "wing," and a three-penny bit a "kids eye," and a sixpence a "tanner," and a shilling a "bob," and a pound a "quid." We do not know any stories about coins which returned to their owners.
    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
    Matilda Hawthorne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Claddagh, Co. Cavan