1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove)

School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)

Location:
Hollygrove, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0440

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0440

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove)
  2. XML Page 0440
  3. XML “The Local Fairs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Local Fairs (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    on cattle. The custom is paid to the man to whom the field belongs.
    When a man sells a beast he gives back a luck-penny to the buyer. About five-shillings is given as luck money on cattle. When men come to an agreement on the bargain they strike one another's hands.
    An animal when sold is marked with raddle. Sometimes the buyer cuts his initials on the animals side or marks the horn with a hot iron.
    The fair held in Athleague in September is one of the greatest lamb and horse fairs in Ireland
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hennigan
    Address
    Barnacurra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs M. Hennigan
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Barnacurra, Co. Galway