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School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

Location:
Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 350

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    on cattle when they are sold. Luck money is also paid when cattle are sold but it gets no other name. The parties concerned in a bargain show their agreement by sticking hands. Animals are sometimes marked with mud and at other times by clipping the hair. The halter is usually given away when an animal is sold. Special fairs are usually held for the sale of horses, sheep, and bonhams.
    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
    Annie Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowbrickeen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Carrowbrickeen, Co. Sligo