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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 329

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    for (each month) cattle, sheep, and horses, and on the Friday previous for pigs.
    When the men are going to a fair they get ready the animals the eve before it. They started early for the fair starts early. The buyers are there before daylight and start to buy as soon as the day breaks.
    When they buy the animals they write out a ticket with the amount of money written upon it and gives it to the owner of the animals and he pays him either with notes or with a cheque.
    When the neighbours meet they go together to a public house and has a
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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
    Matt Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilglass and Cloonagh, Co. Longford