School: Cartrún
- Location:
- Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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Local Fairs
To day indeed there are various places (of deep) where big fairs are held such as Dublin, Galway, and Ballinasloe where a fair lasts a week. Now this is very peculiar compared to olden times when people held fairs at farmers' houses, in fields, and at crossroads.
Almost every small village has a "fair green" and a man to look after it known as a Custom man, and on fair days he stands at a place called the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose A. Guihen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cartron Beg, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Elizabeth Mc Parthlon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Tawnycurry, Co. Leitrim
