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School: Ballydurrow

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Ballaghdorragh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ó Hadarnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0998, Page 311

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    for the sale of horses, but otherwise there is no special fairs held locally for the sale of sheep, pigs or horses separately, but instead all of them are exhibited on the same day, and purchases of each species are made by those who need them.
    In some local towns the fair-days are on the 3rd Friday of each month, in others on the 3rd Wednesday or 2nd Tuesday of each month, so that fairs would not clash or fall on the same day of the month - thus destroying each other.
    Told by
    Peter Tuite
    From information received from my mother
    Mrs Tuite
    Knocknaveagh
    Virginia
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Tuite
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocknaveagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Tuite
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknaveagh, Co. Cavan