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School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

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Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
William Boyd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 330

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  1. Local Fairs

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    Local Fairs are held in the Fair-green Castleblayney. They were held at the crossroads in times gone by. About fifty years ago the custom was the buyers used to go to the farmer's house to look at the stock and to offer a price for some of them that the farmer wanted to sell. Some of the cattle dealers and fowl buyers keep this custom yet.
    The horse, sheep and pig fairs are held in Main Street. Toll is not paid by the people that are selling cattle and etc, but by the people that have stalls and are selling vegetables, and those who are selling second hand clothes and delf, and those who are selling flowers and plants.
    When the animal is sold, the seller gives a luckpenny
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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
    Jack Floyd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Annahale, Co. Monaghan