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My sister in-law says the store clerks are still having trouble with the new pence. Probably because shillings, etc. remain in the mind. The new system resulted in a large loss to the public. I had some difficulty I admit. My daughter caught on quickly. The large penny has gone. Ireland's coinage is identical with England's right down to the half-penny ("hay-penny"), and Ireland otherwise seems to make no progress. Having had occasion to go inside office bldgs. on O'Connell Street a number of times, I'd say the downtown area - including even Talbot Street - hasn't changed much since the British left there.