Egg Money

1913, Egg Distribution Stations, Rural Districts of Bantry, Clonakilty, Castletownbere Co. Cork, of Turkey, Geese and Poultry Breeding Eggs (Brown and white Leghorn, Embeden Geese, Red Sussex, Black Minorca) Preference Given to Cottagers and Small Farmers.

1844, Evidence of Michael Sullivan, Labourer, Abbeystrewey, Skibbereen, 5 children he would wish to be near National School, 6d per day if farmer employs him to whom he pays £2 for an acre and £1 for house. Labours away in Limerick and Tipperary digging Potatoes. Wife makes 2 shillings 6 d to 3 shillings a week from eggs poultry not allowed near farmer’s corn field. One chaff bed, diet of dry potatoes, no milk, one pig obliged to keep in house, would emigrate cannot afford to do so

 

Fowl Market in Durrus District:

 

In the 1930s near the former Wiseman’s store a Fowl market was held on Thursdays where Sullivans from Dunmanway bought available produce.  About three weeks before Christmas the area of the present Garda Station was the scene of a turkey market where Messrs Lyons of Bantry bought whatever was available.