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School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

Location:
Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh Mc Kee Fleck
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 560

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    Shops were not so common in olden times as they are now. The people living around here had to go to Derry, the nearest market town, to make purchases. Buying and selling were carried on after Mass, but that is not practised now. Labour was sometimes given in exchange for goods. "Boot" was a word connected wit buying and selling, if two people were exchanging two articles and one was not as good as the other, one would give money with the inferior articles to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Mc Colgan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drummanneill, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Edward Mc Colgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drummanneill, Co. Donegal