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School: Cúl na Fearna

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Coolnafarna, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 336

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    There were no shops in olden times and in this manner they people had to go to the adjacent town to purchase their goods. In olden times the people after the last mass use to buy and sell inside the gates but this is gone out of fashion now. In olden times money was not always given for exchange. But cattle were given and sometimes swaped. If one of the cattle were better than the other two pounds and so on was given as boot. It was thought unlucky to transact business on Wednesday. They markets were held in town
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Naughton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolloughra, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Naughton
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolloughra, Co. Mayo