School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)

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Rathdowney, Co. Laois
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The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 230

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    Village of Enrill, but now animals are taken to the factories. They are collected and weighed at local centres by factory buyers.
    There is now none of the old customs such as splitting the difference between the price offered, and the amount asked by the seller, this was usually done by a few good intentioned neighbours. The seller hold out his hand, and the buyer giving it a hard smack, and at the same time mentions the price which is supposed to be the last word
    Sally Dowling 14 years.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sally Dowling
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14