School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)
- Location:
- Killuran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Thomas Mc Inerney
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 06_025
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- (continued from previous page)year. The farmers have great hardship in the dark mornings bringing the cattle to the fair. When they get there they enjoy the rest of the day making bargains, splitting the difference, and slapping each other's hands at the last dividing. The cattle dealers have each a different mark, some have scissors and more have raddle. The men who sell the cattle always gives a luck to the person who buys the cattle. When a person sells a horse he leaves a piece of reins around their neck for luck.
- Collector
- Maeve Murray
- Gender
- Female
