School: Tullamore (St. Brigid's)

Location:
Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Sheehy
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    is made they clap their hands to show the price is settled. Some of the people mark the cattle with colour, others with a scissors and others with mud. The halter is kept by ? when the horse is sold. Thee is a special fair on Tuesday for the bon hams. There was never a fair green in this town. The great fair in this town is the Christmas fair.
    John Duffy,
    Convent View,
    Tullamore
    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
    Collector
    John Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Convent View, Co. Offaly