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School: Lismacaffry

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Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 289

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    on the second Wednesday of every month. It is the custom for the seller to give a luck-penny to the buyer when they are buying animals. When they are buying or selling, the seller puts out his hand and the buyer hits it with his hand to say that he is satisfied. The towns are thronged with buyers and sellers on a fair day. When a beast is sold there is a mark put on his back the way the buyer will know his own beast.
    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
    Cecila Newman
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Coolnagun, Co. Westmeath