School: Ballynagearn (roll number 8824)
- Location:
- Ballaghnagearn, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: T. Finnegan
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- (continued from previous page)seller striking hands. Luck money is given to the buyer and it is called a luck penny. The halter with which the animal is tied is given to the buyer. Pigs are marked with the grease of the cart when sold. Some of the buyers go out to meet them on the road and make a bargain with them. When the seller thinks he is not getting a good price he argues with the buyer until he gets a good price.
- Collector
- Maggie Marron
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corlea, Co. Monaghan