School: Cuinche
- Location:
- Quin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0595, Page 351
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"Buying and Selling"Shops were not as plentiful long ago as they are now.People sold their goods at markets in the towns ,and bought their messages ,in the shops with the money.Country people always did this as there were were no shops near them.
Apples sea grass fish sweets etc were sold from stalls outside the church door on Sundays.Money was not plentiful in olden times ,only that goods were cheap some people would not live at all.Poor people could not live if they did not barter.When people had not the price of their goods ,they had to bring butter,potatoes ,or vegetables instead to the shops.
People thought that marrying on Monday or paying out money brought misfortune .
Pig markets were held on the 9th and 10th of May in Clarecastle.People fattened pigs and brought(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Phil Hanly
- Informant
- Mrs Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Clarecastle, Co. Clare
