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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
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Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 700

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    Long ago the people held fairs in different places. The jobbers long ago used to go round from house to house buying cattle and sheep. The people usually a shilling on every animal for lucks-money. The fairs were held in the street. There were no such thing as a fair green long ago. Long ago there was a fair held in Logboy[?]. The buyers came there and they bought the cattle that were in it. Long ago when the jobber would buy a cow he would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Brennan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo