School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Derrymore, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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- (continued from previous page)of Lord Sligo.
When a mans animal is sold money is given to the buyer for luck. This money is called Luck's Money.
When animals are going to be sold, the man who owns them, marks them with tar on the flank or ties a piece of a coloured rag on the tail. Then the man who buys the animals cuts some of their hair. The principal fairs are the November Fair, the New Year's Day fair and the fair of the 22nd May. These fairs are old fairs. On the 22nd May long ago there used be no school in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peigí C. Ní Oistín
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tadhg Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo
