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School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc

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Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
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An tSr. Emerentia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 454

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    money on them".
    Buying and selling was carried on after Mass and is still in the "seven day license" shops by the country people who spare a day and a long journey by so-doing. Groceries was the usual commodity sold.
    Money was not always given for goods, but farm produce, labour, turf and timber were given in exchange.
    Mr L. Smith of [?] told me that he used to hear his father tell of the famine days when Danield O'Connel[?] provided food to be distributed at the church doors on Sunday.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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