Not to size, some pre-decimal coins (Images: Central Bank of Ireland)
Local history with Monica McGill: How people spend all their money has certainly changed
In the space of a lifetime, Ireland’s currency has gone from pounds to punts to euros. In the era of our pounds currency, our economy was closely linked with British Sterling.
There were no credit cards, debit cards, banker’s cards, online payment facilities and no ATMs either.
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