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School: St. Anne's (C.)

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Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Kelly
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  1. Keeping Money Long Ago

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    Long ago before banks were established people hid their money in a lot of places. Even when banks were established the old people were afraid to put their money in them.
    The people used to hide it in tins and they used to take a stone out of the wall and put the tins into the wall. They sometimes dug a hole in the ground and put the money into it. They put auger holes in the rafters of the house and hid their gold coins in these holes.
    When they were going to
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Guirk
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Joe Sheridan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corkish, Co. Cavan