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School: Christ Church, Castlebar (roll number 14358)

Location:
Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A. C. Ní Mhaitiú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0154, Page 248

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    Local Fairs.
    There is a fair held in Castlebar every month. It is held in the fair green always. When a farmer sells a beast he always gives luck money back to the man that buys her.
    He gives luck money so that the animal will be lucky. When they are buying a beast people bargain a lot. When they are buying they clap their hands together. When they get the money for an animal they spit on it for luck. The jobbers mark the cattle with a cattle marker. It is made up of radell and blue stone. They
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Carson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Robert Carson
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloontybaunan, Co. Mayo