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School: Lattoon

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Lattoon, Co. Cavan
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P. Ó Hiorraí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1002, Page 025

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1002, Page 025

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

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    and night in the Winter, and sometimes they get cabbage and potatoes. There are no sticks hung in the byre for luck, but there is a bottle with holy water in it. One of the cows has got a name. "Dolly is the name. She got the name because she is a small cow and a good milker.
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  2. The Local Fairs

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    The Local fair is held in Ballyjamesduff. They are always held in towns. Byers never transacted business in the country. The town fair is held in the streets. There is no local tradition of fairs held on hillsides or in the neighbourhood. When an animal is sold luck money is given. it is called the luck-
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Coyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lismeen, Co. Cavan