School: Ráth Séideóg (roll number 8786)

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1. Some Local Industries (continued)

   

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   and those were sewn and finished by the workers. The price paid was just 2/- a dozen and though this seems a low price still it was very advantageous because 2/- then was equal to 10/- now. They could use the machine for their own work.

   

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2. Old Customs

   

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   It is a custom around here to hold a Raffle on a goose, turkey, Pigs head pair of boots which are too large or too small for their owner or on a goat donkey or bottle of whiskey. A woman called Brigad Ruad raffled a turkey this year December and got £2-16-61/2 for it although turkeys are only 9d per pound and a small one would be value for 6 or 7 shillings. There was a very large crowd of people in the house about 10 tables with a number

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