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School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

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Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 120

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  1. The Fair

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    Long ago the fairs used to be held in:- Bonnyfinglass, Ballina, Ardnarce, Newtown, Aclare and Bonniconlon.
    The "jobbers" used to go from house to house buying animals a few days before the fair. They would bring what they bought to the fair and have a little profit on them.
    The fair that used to be in Bonnyfinglass is not there now. It was given up because there was not enough animals or jobbers coming to it.
    In Bonniconlon there is only a pig market. It is held every Thursday
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    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
    Kathleen Flannelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Flannelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo