School: Lanesboro
- Location:
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
- Teacher: E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 291
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“Shops were not as plentiful in olden times as they are now.”
(continued from previous page)in shops is the custom here after Mass for many years Groceries are the usual thing sold in this town on Sundays.
Money was not always given for goods There was a system of barter used by the ancient Irish. The Landlord here in older days partly pay his men in money with the addition of tillage and grass of a cow, To cant is to sell Boot. is part of the purchase price given in exchange. When making a deal by barter. Tick is a expression used by people when getting credit Old people considered unlucky to make purchases on the thirty first of December and shopkeepers never like to give credit on New years Day
Jeanette Ryan Lanesboro Co Longford
- Collector
- Jeanette Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr M. J. Ryan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford