School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)
- Location:
- Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Síghle Ní Shíothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 173
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Buying and Selling
In olden times, shops were not as common here as they are now, and people had to go long distances to make their purchases. The principal shops were in villages or near the churches, so it was mostly on Sunday that people used to buy and sell.
People purchased very little then because nearly everything they needed was produced on the land. They used their own flour, butter, oatenmeal, meat, and candles.
Sometimes, they went to the nearest towns to make their(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Kelliher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lackanastooka, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Denis Kelliher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 89
- Address
- Lackanastooka, Co. Cork
