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School: Faithche (Buachaillí)

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Fahy More, Co. Mayo
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Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 348

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    At Assbridge is the only place that people remember of fairs being held in this district in former times. In the year eighteen hundred and fifty-eight at a fair held in Assbridge a clan-fight arose, and a clann named Munnellys won the fight, and from that day to this the name "Munnelly's Hill" has been the name given to the hill.
    Nowadays the fairs are held in the towns of Newport, Westport, and Castlebar. The biggest fairs held in Westport are those held on November Day, and New Year's Day. The
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick J. Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brockagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Cusack
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brockagh, Co. Mayo