School: Coiscéim (B.) (roll number 3886)
- Location:
- Kishkeam Lower, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Ceallacháin
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- The most important places where cattle fairs are held in my district are Newmarket, Kanturk and Knocknagree. Horse fairs are held in Newmarket, Castleisland and Millstreet. Pig fairs which are called markets are held in Kanturk, Newmarket, and Rathmore. Fairs are held only in towns and in most towns there is a certain field which is called the "fair field". When a bargain is made the people who are concerned in it clap their hands to clinch the bargain.
Each buyer has his own certain mark for the cattle. Some of them use paint and some others of them use a pig ring which they put on one of the "cow's ears'. When a cow is sold the halter is usually retained.
Many years ago fairs were held in Dromagh but it is now discontinued because it is too far away from a railway station.
- Collector
- Tim J. Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kishkeam Lower, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs J. Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Kishkeam Lower, Co. Cork
