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School: Tuairín Chathail (C.) (roll number 11181)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0453, Page 174

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    purchases of tea, sugar, soap, bread, clothes and such things.
    Money was nearly always given for goods purchased except in a few cases when labour used be given in exchange.
    Words such as the follwoing were used in connection with buying and selling, "boot," "tick," "credit," "sale," "cant."
    It was considered lucky to transact business on all days except on Monday which day was believed to bring about great misfortune. They used to say if you started paying out money on that day, you would soon be poor.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kelliher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lackanastooka, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Denis Kelliher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    89
    Address
    Lackanastooka, Co. Cork