School: Gort na Gaoithe (roll number 14218)

Location:
Windfield, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Lócháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0061

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0061

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  1. The local fairs held in this district are held in Ballygar Mt. Bellew and Glan.
    Fairs were always held in towns except up to a few years ago ago fair was held in Newbridge where there were only two shops and a priests house.
    Long ago this was a very important fair people came from a radius of six miles.
    The only place that fairs were held in former and are not held now in Newbridge.
    Toll of three pence a head is paid on animals sold in Mount Bellew.
    Luck money is given to the buyer by the seller. The greater the price of the animal the greater the luck penny. The halter is also given away with the animal.
    A bargain is made by stricking their two hands together and by dividing the money that is between them.
    When the animal is sold it is marked with a bit of dirt or with raddle.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Martyn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Tully, Co. Galway