School: Ballinode (roll number 10665)

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1. Local Fairs

   

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   Local Fair’s

   There are fair’s held in the towns and villages. A fair is held in the town of Monaghan about three miles from Ballinode, in Clones about ten miles from Ballinode and in Scotstown, about three miles from Ballinode, and in the village of Tydavnet. In Tydavnet there used to be a fair in olden times and then it was discontinued and now it has been started for the last three months.

   The fair’s are held in the fair green at the end of the town. There is much buying and selling done on the streets on the fair evenings. Sometimes buyers come to the farmers houses, when there are a number of cattle to be sold. There is no toll paid in any of the fairs around here.

   When cattle are sold there is always a luck penny given and people are counted very mean if they do not give a good luck penny When there are many cattle sold a big luck penny is given perhaps as much as a pound would be given if there was only one small animal sold from a shilling up to half a crown would be given.

   
   Eileen Maxwell
   Kilnahalter
   Brandrum P,O
   Co Monaghan

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trade
            1. buying and selling (~3,622)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Maxwell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilnahaltar, Co. Monaghan