School: Tisrara (B.) (roll number 3963)
- Location:
- Four Roads, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: P. Ó Flaithbheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 491
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- (continued from previous page)luck-penny. It varies according to the custom of locality. Usually a half-crown is paid on a beast, seven shillings on a horse, one shilling for a sheep and one shilling for a pig.
When both parties are satisfied with the bargain, the seller says, "Mark them." Some dealers mark them by cutting the hair of the beast with a scissors. Others mark them with a stroke of a raddle on the flank and others put mud on the back. Only with a horse is the halter given away. Special fairs are held for horses and sheep in Athleague.
