School: An Clochar, Dún an Ochta
- Location:
- Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An tSr. Kostka
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- Local FairsThe fairs in Eyrecourt are held in the street.
There is no toll paid on cattle sold.When an animal is sold there is luck-money given. This money is called a luck-penny.A bargain is made by striking hands, and, unfortunately, by going into a public-house and having a drink.When an animal is sold it is marked with raddle and sometimes with mud on the flank.The halter or rope is kept when an animal is sold.There is a fair in Eyrecourt every month. Each fair falls on a different date. There is a special fair held every Wednesday for the sale of pigs. The October and November fairs are the most important.
