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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 544

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    to be paid to the man.
    When an animal is sold. Luck money is given by the seller to the buyer, this money is called a luck penny. Sixpence for a pig, two shillings for a calf and ten shilllings for a horse.
    When a bargain is made the people concerned show their agreement by clapping their hands.
    When a animal is bought the way they are marked is with raddle and sometimes by slipping the hair at the side.
    When a horse is sold the halter is given away when a cow is sold it is kept.
    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
    Gretta Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan