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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
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Mary Agnes Smyth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 510

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  1. Fairs in Olden Times

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    About forty or fifty years ago there used to be a fair held in a big level field in Logboy. The people of he surrounding villages had fairs there twice every week on Mondays and Fridays.
    There were a few women who used to erect stalls in a corner of the field.
    One sold poteen, another sold frieze, and another sold flas? of their own making.
    The people made a sod fence around the field and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Caulfield
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo