School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)
- Location:
- Rathdowney, Co. Laois
- Teacher: The Sisters
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- (continued from previous page)Village of Enrill, but now animals are taken to the factories. They are collected and weighed at local centres by factory buyers.
There is now none of the old customs such as splitting the difference between the price offered, and the amount asked by the seller, this was usually done by a few good intentioned neighbours. The seller hold out his hand, and the buyer giving it a hard smack, and at the same time mentions the price which is supposed to be the last word
Sally Dowling 14 years.- Collector
- Sally Dowling
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14