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School: Crossmolina (B.)

Location:
Crois Mhaoilíona, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 462

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    The shops that we have now very common in olden times but they were not as big as they are now. The local farmers used to go round to the fairs such as Newtown, Moyne, Enaghbeg and Enaghmor [?]. Fairs are not held now in the mentioned. The farmers used to make purchases among themselves and only now and again buyers used to come. A lot of business was carried on after mass on Sundays bringing home the weekly supplies for a country house such as meal, flour, tea, sugar and other things as well
    On Market days this is still practised
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
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      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Geraghty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crois Mhaoilíona, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Mr John Loftus
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Crois Mhaoilíona, Co. Mhaigh Eo