School: Donard
- Location:
- Donard, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: T. Moynihan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 018
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- (continued from previous page)Sale of Woolcatches the sheep while his Daddy puts on the Brand.
O = O'Toole on the flank
= John Byrne B on the rib =
Pat Byrne etc
They are driven to the mountain after shearing.AugustSheep in Co.Wicklow have to get two dipping under Inspectors during August.20th June to 30th June } wool buyers visit the mountain after 20th June when the majority of the sheep are shorn. They examine the fleeces, leave a wool pack (to hold 80 to 100 fleeces) and appoint a day to meet the farmers at the Railway Station.
I saw a buyer this year handle and weigh 70 packs of Wool. He recorded the weights and got wool on train in about 2 or 2 1/2 hrs. He then made up the a/cs and paid all customers concluding his days work about 6 OC.(continues on next page)
