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School: Druim Mór (roll number 11901)

Location:
Dromore, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Ó Conghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0944, Page 201

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  1. Local Fairs

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    The local fairs are mostly held in towns. The town fair is held in the Fair is held in the Fair Green. Toll is not paid on cattle. When the animals are sold a certain mark is put on them by cutting some of the hair or by a mark of ciel. The luckpenny in pigs and sheep is from 1/= to 2/6. In cattle it is 2/6 to 10/= In horses 10/= to £2 0s. 0d. The Bargain is made by the contracting pair clapping hands. Special fairs are held in Dundalk every year for the sale of sheep and horses. The biggest fairs of the year is the November and the May fair.
    A fair was formly held in Cullyhanna it was a small village and the village was not very popular so it was decided to hold it in Crossmaglen
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosaleen Ward
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Longfield, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Hugh Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Maghernakill, Co. Monaghan