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School: Eanach Mór (C.) (roll number 12427)

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Annaghmore, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Mhiadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 350

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    selling. "Tick" was used in selling or buying groceries. "Cant" was used in buying clothes. Business is not transacted on Good Friday and was (not) in former times.
    Markets were held in towns in former times and are still held there. Pedlars and ragmen always visited the district gathering old rags, bottles, feathers, and horsehair. Some sold clothes. They still come.
    The names that some of the coins are called, are a "tanner" or a sixpenny coin. "Bob" or a shilling coin. Some coins are gone out of use, the fourpenny piece, tenpenny piece, and fourshilling coins are bo longer used.
    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
    Informant
    Mrs J. Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Kilfree, Co. Sligo