School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na mBuillí
- Location:
- Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Olivia
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- (continued from previous page)Most of the coins are gone out of use now. Some of the coins that are to be had now are known as a "tanner", "bob" or "quid".
Labour was sometimes exchanged for good or sometimes people would go working to each other for swaps. - In olden times shops were scarce and the people had to go a long way for their goods. Shops were plentiful in the country and they used to sell tobacco and sugar and tea. Old men and women generally owned these shops. Some of them used to live alone and they would set up a little shop because they were lonely and they liked(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Shaughnessy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corboghil, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Tom Lannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Corboghil, Co. Roscommon