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School: Gortloney (roll number 11978)

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Gortloney, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Eoghan de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 211

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    a fair in town about four miles from where I live. The name of the town is Oldcastle. There are cattle, sheep and pigs sold in it. The way they finish the bargain is they slap other on the hand and the man who is buying the animal says "Give me the animal". When the man is paid he give some money back. This is called the luck penny. Then the animal is marked with a scissors by cutting the hair off the animal or by marking it with raddle. Long ago there was a fair in Drumone. But since Cromwell came along there was no fair there since. There was a fair in Fore about 120 years ago
    "Sweet Drumone that stands alone,
    An ancient village town,
    There was no fair or market ther
    Since Cromwell came around".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortloney, Co. Meath