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School: Béal an Dá Chab (roll number 14225)

Location:
Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd O Lighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 327

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  1. The Local Fairs

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    The local fairs are held in Ballydehob. The fairs are held in the town. The fairs are held twice a month. On the first day pigs and bovines are sold. One the second day cows and heifers and calves are sold. The buyers go to the farmers houses buying sows the day before the fare.There aren't any fairs held around forts, castles, hills around here. Long ago toll was paid to the Swantons but now now. The Swantons were landlords over the townland. The toll was a crown for a bull, a half-crown for a cow, and a shilling for a car of bovines. Some animals that are sold are marked with chalk, and a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Lyons
    Gender
    Male