School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Cill Mogeanna, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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- Shops were not very common in olden times; there were none out the country, so people had to go to town for groceries &c &c.
After Mass on Sundays, people sold shoelaces, cloth, handkerchiefs, scarves &c
People did not always give money for goods, as sometimes, they gave a certain amount of land of a sheep or pig.
A Sixpenny-bit is called a "tanner", & a shilling, a "bob".
A man in Kilmoganny cut a hole in a half-penny. He spent it & some time afterwards, got it back with change in Callan. - In olden times, there were less shops in the village than there are now. Money 'was' always given for goods.
If a labourer worked for a farmer, the latter would pay him
In olden times, there was a market in the village.
It is unlucky to buy things on a Friday. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
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- Gretta Butler
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- Female