Scoil: Castletown, Mountrath (uimhir rolla 2731)
- Suíomh:
- Baile an Chaisleáin, Co. Laoise
- Múinteoir: Bean Uí Mhearnáin
Tagairt chartlainne
Bailiúchán na Scol, Imleabhar 0826, Leathanach 005
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Ar an leathanach seo
- Castletown FairCastletown is a beautiful village on the banks of the Nore. In the eastern part is a triangular green, which at present is used as a play-field for the children and youths of the locality. Formerly an annual fair was on this green on the 29th June. It lasted for a week. Besides the ordinary transactions that took place in the sale of horses, cattle, sheep and pigs, there were fifty-two tents erected selling, beer, porter and whiskey. Twenty fires for boiling and serving out ham, pig's heads, and crubeens and as many standings, where "Peggies-leg", "ca ca", sugar barley, sweets, and ginger bread were disposed of.
Musicians of all kinds came for the occasion. Ladies came dressed up in all their finery to take part in the dancing and festivities.
The men arrived armed with black thorn sticks, as it was custom to hold faction fights on these days. All petty quarrels that occurred for miles around during the years, were fought out at the fair of Castletown.(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)
