School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1077, Page 156
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- (continued from previous page)the sale is finished the mark the animals with tar or keal. When a person buys a cow the old people say it is not lucky to get a cow with out a halter so the people always gives the halter with any animal the sell. When the people are selling a horse the do not give a head collar (which) with him so the buyer buys a new rope and puts it on the horse. The Spring time is the best time for to sell horses.
- The fairs around here are always held in a town. In Glen and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Marblehill, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Dan Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Marblehill, Co. Donegal
