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School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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Faugher, Co. Donegal
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Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 152

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    The animals are put down to a yard until the money is paid. When the cattle are sold they are marked. Some of them have halters and some have none.
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    In olden times fairs were held on the hillsides. There used to be a certain day for horses, pigs, sheep and cows, and often the buyers went to the house the day before the fair and bid on the beast. Now all the beasts are brought to the town on one day and whoever bids highest get the beasts. Then there are five or ten shillings given to the seller for luck's penny and the buyers usually take the seller in for a drink. The
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brian Harkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    J. Harkin
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ballymore Lower, Co. Donegal