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School: Clonegonnell

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Clonagonnell, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
L. Ní Chaoindealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 313

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  1. The Local Fairs

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    When cattle are bought the buyer marks the cattle with chalk used for the purpose it is called Kelle. The Kelle is put on the cattle's backs. When a person buys cattle he is given the halter to keep. There are fairs for pigs in Cavan.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    3. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maud Hartley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumleny, Co. Cavan

  2. A Coin

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    My brother Albert found a coin in a field that was ploughed on the 17th June 1938. When he got it, it was all rusted he got powder and he cleaned it and it was dated 1783.
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  3. Proverbs

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    It's a crooked wind that doesen't blow straight on some man's door. Fools build houses for wise men to live in.
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