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School: Muine Mór

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Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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  1. The Local Fairs

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    There is a fair held in the town of Manorhamilton on the twelfth of each month except three the eighth of May, the first of July, and the seventh of October. The reason it is held on the first of July instead of the twelfth is that the twelfth of July was the great orange men's day in Belfast and the people were afraid of fights been held at the fair.
    The eighth of May is the biggest fair in the year there are
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim