School: Lios Leacach (B. & C.) (roll number 12732 / 12733)

Location:
Lislackagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire E. Uí Einrí
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123C, Page 08_029

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123C, Page 08_029

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Lios Leacach (B. & C.)
  2. XML Page 08_029
  3. XML “Buying and Selling”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Shops were not common on our district in olden times. People had to go to the nearest town to buy and sell their goods
    Buying and selling was carried on after Mass in the streets outside the Church.
    Money was always given in exchange for goods. Sometimes a bag of potatoes, or oats was
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowcanada, Co. Mayo