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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

Location:
Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 088

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    About forty years ago toll was paid in Ballydehob, but it is not paid there now. It was collected by a landlord living in Ballydehob named Robert Swanton. People objected to paying it. They used to rush the cattle past the collectors usually two or three. The difficulty of collecting was so great that Swanton ceased trying to collect it. When cattle are sold luck is given back to the buyers. The luck is kept out of the price of the beast
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hannah Hayes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
    Informant
    P. Hayes
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Derreennalomane, Co. Cork