School: Coill an Gharráin (roll number 14865)

Location:
Killacorraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 356

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 356

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  1. The local fairs are held in towns. Sometimes they are held at crossroads and certain houses fifty or sixty years ago fairs were held at a crossroads in a village called Rakestreet. They are not held there now. Sometimes the fairs are held in the streets of the towns other times they are held in fairgreens. When the byer has bought the animal he pays a fewpence tolls. When you sell an animal you you give some luck money. They calculate the amount of luck money to give according to the price they get. After the animal is sold the byer and seller have a drink together in a puplic house to show their agreement. When the man
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killacorraun, Co. Mayo