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School: Sráid (C.) (roll number 14370)

Location:
Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Liodáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0124, Page 141

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    flour and the tea they used to get used to be as thin as water and as clear. It is an old saying that when the people are going to build an new house they used to put a two shilling piece down in the foundation. Another old saying is that if a person is drowning it is right to throw a two shilling piece with a cross down in the water.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mulroy
    Gender
    Female