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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

Location:
Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 229

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    time. When a farmer was going to the fair with a pig he would tie arope round his leg, and if he had more than one he would tie them together.
    2. When a man buys a cow he marks it with a raddle, in the old time they had no raddles and they marked the cattle with mud.
    3. Also when making a bargain they would spit on each others hands.
    Every thing would be sold at the fair and it would be bigger than the fairs we have to day.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymageragh, Co. Louth
    Informant
    John King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymageragh, Co. Louth