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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

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Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0752, Page 135

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    leave them (their cattle) in a field convenient to the town.
    At every other fair except the September fair, cattle, sheep, calves, and lambs are sold. When the animal is sold the sellers give the buyers a slap on the hand to show that the bargain is made.
    A man who buys cattle and sells them a few days after buying them is called a cattle-dealer.
    A jobber is a man who deals in cattle When a cow is sold, "luck" is given by the seller to the buyer. The usual luck on a horse is ten shillings, five shillings on a cow, and a half
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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
    Angela O' Donohoe
    Gender
    Female