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School: Carrickallen

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Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 245

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  1. Local Fairs (continued)

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    When a person buys an animal he or she marks the animal he or she buys.
    The mark that is usually put on the animals is "clabar" from the road.
    There are sticks of paste specially made for the marking of animals.
    These sticks of paste can be purchased in colours of blue, red, or brown
    When the buyer and the seller were satisfied with the bargain that was made they used to clap hands.
    A special fair used to be held every six months on each of these crossroads for the selling of cows and sheep.
    I the undersigned wrote the preceding
    Mary Smith
    Carrickacroman
    Mountain Lodge,
    Cootehill
    Co Cavan
    27 : 7 : 38
    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
    Mary Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrickacroman, Co. Cavan