School: Carrowbeg (roll number 10754)
- Location:
- Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Rachel Nic an Ridire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 495
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- (continued from previous page)In most cases luck-money is given when an animal is sold. It is known by no other name in this district but luck-penny. There is no special way of calculating it but if the seller is pleased with his bargain he is more apt to give a good luck-penny. When a bargain is made, the parties concerned show their agreement by the dealer accepting the animal and the seller accepting the money. Some times they strike their right hands together and sometimes when a seller gets a luck penny he spits on it to bring good luck. Some of the cattle when sold are marked with keel, some are rubbed with paint on the flank with a marking stick, and with others a little of the wool is cut off their backs. The halter or rope is usually kept when an animal is sold.
The four quarterly fairs of Carndonagh are the great fairs of the year locally. They are held on the following dates, 21st February, 21st May, 21st August and 21st November. The Christmas market in Carndonagh which is held(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Lyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Neelie Mac Laughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Ballymagaraghy, Co. Donegal
