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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 563

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    people used to buy clothes from them, for they were very cheap.
    The people long ago had not as much money as they have now, and they found it easier to live, for they lived mostly on their own crops, and had not to buy much food.
    They used to have oats and barley, and they used to grind the grain themselves with stones called "quairns". They used to get flag-stones in a quarry out of which they used to cut the "quairns".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Kate Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmacshane, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowmacshane, Co. Mayo