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School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)

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Clongeen, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Brian Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 327

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  1. Food in Olden Times (continued)

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    on a griddle and they had no butter to put on it. In nearly all the houses there were tables and when the people were finished using them they were hung against the wall.
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  2. Buying and Selling

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    Shops were not as plentiful in olden times as they are now.
    People had to go to the town to make purchases.
    Buying and selling was carried on after mass and it is still just a little after mass. Labour was given for the exchange of goods for at that time money was very scarce.
    Sometimes "tick" was allowed and some times "boot". The old people would not like to transact business on Friday.
    The hucksters and pedlars and dealers use to visit the district to collect feathers and rags.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybrack, Co. Wexford