School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Cill Mogeanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0852, Page 346
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- Shops were not very common in olden times; there were none out the country, so people had to go to town for groceries &c &c.
After Mass on Sundays, people sold shoelaces, cloth, handkerchiefs, scarves &c
People did not always give money for goods, as sometimes, they gave a certain amount of land of a sheep or pig.
A Sixpenny-bit is called a "tanner", & a shilling, a "bob".
A man in Kilmoganny cut a hole in a half-penny. He spent it & some time afterwards, got it back with change in Callan.
- Collector
- Ella Dunne
- Gender
- Female
- In olden times, there were less shops in the village than there are now. Money 'was' always given for goods.
If a labourer worked for a farmer, the latter would pay him
In olden times, there was a market in the village.
It is unlucky to buy things on a Friday. - Shops are common in Kilmoganny(continues on next page)
