School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)
- Location:
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Thos. Mc Gettrick
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- People say it is not lucky to give away the halter after selling an animal.
People that have a butcher's shop in towns come out to the country and buy sheep, cows and other animals for killing for there own use.
There were other fairs held at Templehouse beside a public house, but it is discontinued. The halter is given away with a horse when sold.
- Collector
- Rosie Scanlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
- Buyers used to transact business at cross-roads. Once upon a time a man had five or six men threshing and the man had(continues on next page)
