School: Drumcormack (roll number 13201)
- Location:
- Drumcormick, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Nora Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0320
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- (continued from previous page)The town fair is usually held in the "fair green" and toll is always paid on cattle and pigs when sold, but a cart of bonhams are charged for at the rate of sixpence per cart sold or unsold. The usual toll is sixpence for a horse, cow, bullock or heifer while a pig is only three pence and a sheep two pence. When an animal is sold and the man is being paid he gives luck's money ranging from two shillings to two and sixpence according to the money received. Two shillings on money up to ten pounds received and a half crown on anything higher.
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- Collector
- Lettie Orr
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bricklieve, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Orr
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bricklieve, Co. Sligo
