1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. An Clochar, Roscrea

School: An Clochar, Roscrea

Location:
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 078

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0549, Page 078

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: An Clochar, Roscrea
  2. XML Page 078
  3. XML “How a Bargain is Made at a Fair”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. How a Bargain is Made at a Fair

    Share Share Post
    When a fair is held in the town, the farmer brings in his beast. Buyers come from all parts of Ireland to buy cattle. The sale commences about seven o'clock in the morning. The buyer comes along and asks the farmer how much he wants for the beasts. The farmer says so much then another man comes along and advises them to divide what's left between them. The farmer says "I won't break this mans word" so this man gets both hands and claps them together and the bargain is made. Then the buyer pays at the bank and the farmer gives him so much luck money and then they are satisfied.
    Written by:
    Mary Duggan
    Main street Roscreo
    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 Duggan
    Gender
    Female