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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

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Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 432

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  1. The Local Roads (continued)

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  2. The Local Fairs

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    The Local Fairs.
    The local fairs are held in Moville, Carndonagh and Culdaff. They are always held in these towns. In former times buyers used to come to the farmer's houses to buy and they still do so occasionally. There used to be fairs held in Gleneely, Cashel and Greencastle, but theses have been discontinued for about ninety years because they occurred within the same week and were held only a week after the Carndonagh fair. Therefore few people attended them. The fair in Greencastle used to be held near a fort and the fair in Gleneely near a graveyard.
    The Moville fair for cattle is held in a special fair-place called The Cowpark. The horses, ponies
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