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School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 091

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    Fairs are held in the towns nowadays, there is a different place in the fair for sheep, cattle and horses.
    Some towns have fair greens and others have not. There are hill of sand in Ballinamona. a short distance from there is a castle in a place called Garbally.
    The dealer used sell and buy stock there. There were fairs held in Menlough twice a year, where there are none now. The luck penny is paid to the man that buys the beast, and pays for it.
    The luck penny payed for sheep is 1/= and for cattle 2/= and
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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
    Nora Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Usher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Menlough Commons, Co. Galway