School: Cillín Liath, Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 13412)
- Location:
- Killeenleagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar de Paor
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- Shops were not common in olden times. The people used go to the nearest town to make purchases. The people used do a lot of business after mass. Tea, sugar, butter, bread and a lot of other household goods were sold after mass.
Goods were sometimes bartered. Labour was given in exchange for goods and to pay rent. "Boot" meant that money was given with one of the goods being exchanged.
"Tick" meant that people used not pay for the goods bought, but promised to pay. "Cant" was another name for an auction and this name was very common long ago.
There were no markets in this district. The people used to take the butter to Cork City.
"Fourpence" was called a "groat"(continues on next page)- Collector
- Noreen Goggin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Frank Goggin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killeenleigh, Co. Cork