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School: Baile Mhic Dáibhid (Ballydevitte) (roll number 3854)

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Ballydevitt Beg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac an Luain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 354

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    who went from house to house selling small articles. “Pedlars” were people who went through the country selling cloth and clothes. “Dealers in feathers” were people who went from house to house gathering feathers, to make feather beds. “Dealers in rags” were people who went about gathering rags to send to the paper factories.
    The coins were known by various names. A make which was a halfpenny. A wing which was a penny. A tanner which was a sixpence. A lob [?] which was a shilling. A cross or half dollar which was two shillings. A wheel which was a crown. The tenpenny and fourpenny are now gone out of use.
    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
    Una Begley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Informant
    Bean Ní Bheaglaoich
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Bean phósta
    Address
    Donegal, Co. Donegal