School: Kilmaganny, Thomastown
- Location:
- Kilmaganny, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: C. Ó Hurdail
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- Fairs are held in all the surrounding towns; namely Callan, Thomastown, Kilkenny & Carrick-on-Suir. Others are held in the bigger villages i.e. "The Fair Of Harvey" in Hugginstown on the 12th May, July & September & in Ballyhale.
About fifty years ago, a fair was held in Kells in a field belonging to Mr Roberson? On fair-day, a dance was held on the street & the old men & women had a special dance for that day. Afterwards, this dance got the name of "The Flogging Dance (Reel) of the fair of Kells".
The fair of Harvey was held in a field beside the cemetery, but owing to a dispute between the owner & people, the fair is now held on the street.
The fairs of Callan & Carrick are held in fields & at the former, toll is paid. Luck penny is given by the seller. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
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- Maura Power
- Gender
- Female