School: Cuinche
- Location:
- Quin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0595, Page 319
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"Fairs"
There used to be four fairs in this district long ago.The people used to pay tolls as they went into the fair -green according to the number of cattle they had.
They also gave a luck- penny .It was the seller who used to give it to the buyer.The luck -penny is usually a shilling to the pound.
When the seller and buyer are making the bargain the buyer spits on the seller's hand .Then he takes up a piece of mud off the road and puts it on the beast's back so the people will know that they are sold.
- Collector
- Eily Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Hanly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Clarecastle, Co. Clare
