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School: Scoil an Churnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0488, Page 211

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    to the buyer.
    The beasts are marked differently. Sometimes they are marked with mud on sticks or by cutting hair off a certain part of the body. The initials of the buyer to be written on the beasts back or side with chalk.. A hole to be put in the beasts ear. A steel clip to be fastened on the beast's ear or x's to be drawn with chalk on the beast's back. Every buyer has a certain mark for his own stocks so that they would not get mixed up with other stock at the various fairs. In the olden times all marking was done with mud.
    The bridle is never given away with an animal, except the price is included with the price of the animal.
    The two biggest fairs held in the year are the August fair, and the Christmas fair. No special fairs are held in this town for horses and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Maurice Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Limerick