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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 331

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    to the buyer to bring luck on the animal. Then he marks it with a marking pencil. Others have a pair of scissors and they clip a mark on the animal's back,
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  2. Local Fairs

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    The local fair is held in Castleblayney at the Fairgreen. They are always held in the town now a day. On fair mornings the buyers go out and buy some cattle from the farmers to sell over again in the market. The fowl dealers stand at the first cross-roads out side the town, to buy fowl to sell over again at the market. There is a fair-green for the cattle. The horses, pigs, sheep, and drop-calves are sold in "main street". There is no toll on live-stock comming into the market, but by the people who
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Fred Adair
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corragarta, Co. Monaghan