School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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Local Fairs.
There are a lot of fairs held in different towns and places, and in more places there are only markets. There is a market in Ballyforan every fortnight and there is a fair held every year on the 14th of October. In olden times there were not many fairs like now-a-days. Sometimes fairs are held in greens and sometimes in streets.
There are buyers and sellers at every fair. People come to buy and sell their animals when they are selling they make(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Kearney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
