School: Ringville, Slieverue (roll number 6621)

Location:
Ringville, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Síle de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 043

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 043

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  1. Local fair are held in Waterford (Ballybricken) and Ross. They are always held in towns in this district. They buyers still come to the farmers house to transact business. Some buyers come into the farmers yard and buy their cattle there. The buyers give the farmer the money there and then the farmer has to deliver the cattle to them. The scrap iron buyer comes around to the farmers house buying the scrap iron. He brings a lorry. A man comes for the turkeys it for Christmas. The fowl buyers.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English