School: Shannow

Location:
Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
B. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 282

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    but sometimes cattle are marked with mud.
    Nowadays the custom of clipping the hair is no longer used.
    When an animal is sold the halter is generally retained by the owner of the beast.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Fairs are held locally in Cavan, Belturbet, and Cootehill. All the fairs are held in towns but long ago there used to be a Gooseberry fair held in the village of Redhills. It was held
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Entee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killoughter, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Dan Mc Entee
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Killoughter, Co. Cavan