School: Baile Deasún (B.)
- Location:
- Ballydesmond, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig
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- In olden times there were only a very few shops around here. There would a woman go around with a bag selling. These women were called "huxters". Buying and selling were carried on after mass and they are carried on still. The goods that were bought after mass were generally for the house.
In olden times some of the people used give money and more used give eggs. Goods were exchanged for labour and people sold butter and eggs in the shops and would get money or "value" instead. People got their goods on "tick" to pay weekly monthly or yearly according as they had the money. Poor people who had not any money often gave work to the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael O' Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocknaboul, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Knocknaboul, Co. Kerry
