School: Robertson (roll number 12276)
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Liam Ó Morchadh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1084, Page 188
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- The fairs are held in the Market Square and in the Oldtown. The Hiring fairs are held once a year and there are a fair held every month.
When a man sells his cow the man who he sells it to gives him some money back and that is called Luck's money. When the ainmal is sold the put a mark on it, some is marked by putting a x on its back with chalk and others clip of some hair of the side. When a man sells a cow he gives the rope with it.
- Collector
- Nan Watson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Mr Watson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
