School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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- (continued from previous page)was called "A tanner". A shilling was called "a bob," and a pound "a quid". The fourpenny, the fivepenny and tenpenny bits are gone out of use now. The fourshilling piece sometimes called the double-florin is out of use. The gold guinea sovereign and half sovereign are also out of use.
- Long ago the day for selling tea was on a Tuesday and the day for selling the sugar was on a Thursday, and the day for the bread was on a Saturday. People would buy as much on these days as would bring them in until the next selling day.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teddy Howe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Tommy Howe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan