School: Clochar
- Location:
- An Clochar, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhimsithigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0939, Page 103
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- The local fairs are held in the town of Ballybay and Castleblaney. They are always held in the towns. They are not held on hill tops or at cross roads. There are special places in the towns for the fairs. The place where the cattle are sold is called a cow hill. The horses are sold in one street, on another pigs are sold, on anotehr street the fowl are sold. Luck money is given after the animals are paid for. It is called a "luck penny". When the animals are sold they are marked on the back with keil red.
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- Collector
- Samuel Ross
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tamhnaigh Ghlasáin, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- James Ross
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tamhnaigh Ghlasáin, Co. Mhuineacháin
