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School: Muine Mór

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Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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    always games at it. The fair for buying cattle for the Winter is the seventh of October and the fair for buying them for the Summer is the twelfth of April. When a person sells a cow and is being paid they give money back called "luck money." This money is generally between one shilling and six pence and a half-crown. Then if the person that bought the cow puts her into a yard when he is taking her out he pays "yard money" which is from twopence to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim