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School: Cornagon (roll number 15690)

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Cornagon, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Frank Heeran
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0212, Page 119

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    In my district there are a lot of names of coins used.
    Here are some of them.
    A guinea which is equal to twenty one shillings. A sovereign which is equal to one pound. A half sovereign which is equal to ten shillings. A crown which is equal to five shillings. A half crown which is equal to to shillings and sixpence. A florin which is equal to two shillings is sometimes called a two shilling piece. A lot which is equal to one shilling. A tanner which is equal to a sixpence. A dime which is equal to fourpence. A kids' eye which is equal to three pence. A cent which is equal to one halfpenny. A dollar which is equal to four and tw pence. Some of these coins are gone out of use. Namely the kid's eye and a dime and cent.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
          1. treasure legends (~7,411)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garadice, Co. Leitrim