School: Edmonton (roll number 8100)
- Location:
- Edmondstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs O' Brien
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- (continued from previous page)this way also. In case the buyer has no raddle he marks the cattle with mud.
Cattle are usually driven into the fair and sheep are driven or brought in carts and halters are seldom used.
The most important fair of the year is the November fair. The May and NOvember fairs are generally looked upon as great sheep fairs. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Máire Áine Ní Lorcháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonlost, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mattew Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Hodgestown, Co. Westmeath