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School: Tankerstown (roll number 15304)

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Tankerstown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Thom. F. Meagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0575, Page 378

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    a bargain the seller, the buyer who would be bargaining and then a friend comes along who tries to make the bargain between the other two.
    The person who buys the beast must give the seller some luck penny. A lot of cattle buyers come across from other countries to buy cattle.
    Buyers who come from across the Irish Sea mark their cattle in a special way.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisheen, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Richard Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisheen, Co. Tipperary