School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 184
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- Collector
- Brian Matthews
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Fairs were held formerly where there is none now. The fairs were discontinued because people would not come into the town when the fair would be over. The shopkeepers have much more to do when the fair fair is held in the town.
- Presently the fairs are held in the streets of Virginia. Objections have been made against holding the fairs on the street because the guards have trouble in clearing the way for the traffic.(continues on next page)
