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School: Druim Caol (roll number 4552)

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Drumkeel, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Suibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 530

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    along the road with the man clinging on to the halter. At last they caught up to a man going with a cow to the fair also. The man said "that is a very cross cow you have there". "A" says the other man "you could not have seen a nicer little cow in all Ireland but as soon as I put on that halter on her she got wild and raced away. But now she is settled down. "Throw away that halter" said the other man "that is the halter I found myself on the road this morning and I put it on my cow and when I did that she ran away until I had to take it off and throw it away". So the man took off the halter and the cow got quiet again and the man sold her at the fair and got a good price for her.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire D. Nic Ghabhann
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corderry, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    William Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 65
    Address
    Corderry, Co. Leitrim