School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 267
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- Long ago a man did a day's work for meal and other things. In exchange of property something would have to be added to the least valuable article and the thing added was called boot.
To get goods without payment was called “tick”.
Standings that would sell second hand clothes were called cants.A halfpenny used to be called a “make”. A penny was called “a wing” , a sixpence
- Collector
- Eddie Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Edward Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- A halfpenny used to be called a “make”. A penny was called “a wing” , a sixpence(continues on next page)
