School: An Currach, Lios Uí Chearbhaill, Malla
- Location:
- Curra, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Luanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0365, Page 202
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- The local fairs are held in Kanturk and Liscarroll. They are held on the streets. In Kanturk the tolls are paid by the person who sold to Mr. Jer. Fitzpatrick. The toll charge is: 3d. per calf 6d. per cow.
In Liscarroll the buyer pays the "custom" to the "baron" of the fair Mr. OBrien. It is customary for the seller to pay "luck penny" when he is paid for his beast. In olden times it was three pence a bonham; six-pence a calf; and a shilling for a cow, bull and heifer. Now it it as much as a shilling a bonham; two shillings a calf and half a crown a cow. It was customary long ago to give five shillings and ten shillings "luck penny" on the sale of a horse. People used consider it lucky when making payment on a horse that some of the money be cash got for eggs sold, egg money it was called.
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