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School: An Gleann (roll number 14113)

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Proinnsias Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 321

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    a calf and three pence for a bonham. The markets for butter were held in Riverstown and Ballyfarnon. When the women were filling firkins of butter if they had not enough of butter to finish the firkin they went to the market and bought as much butter as finished the firkin.
    Long ago farthings, threepenny, fourpenny, and tenpenny bits were very common. The four shilling piece, the crown, sovereigns half sovereigns five pound notes, ten pound notes and twenty pounds were very common.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. trádáil
          1. díol agus ceannach (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martha Mc Keon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ráth Mhaolphádraig, Co. Shligigh
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Keon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ráth Mhaolphádraig, Co. Shligigh