School: Cloghogue (roll number 15574)

Location:
Cloghoge Upper, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 311

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    he gives good "luck-money" and vice-versa.
    When a person is going to a fair he puts a mark on his cattle so that he will know them. This mark is usually put on with a raddle.
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  2. There is a fair held in Ballinafad four times per year and at this fair the farmers have to pay "toll" to a man who is waiting outside the town. They have to pay one shilling on pigs and sheep and one and sixpence on cattle. Farmers pay luck-money on every beast that is bought from them. In order to distinguish their cattle
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel White
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lillybrook, Co. Sligo