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School: Tullyvin

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Tullyvin, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Feeney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 419

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    for luck.
    The parties concerned show their agreement by striking hands. Sometimes hair is clipped of the animal's side and sometimes they are marked with "keel".
    (Keel is thing like a crayon used for marking cattle in this locality)
    Sometimes the halter is given along with the animal.
    The May fair and the November fair are the two largest fairs of the year. In some towns there are special fairs held for horses and sheep.
    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
    John P. Hannigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ashfield Glebe, Co. Cavan