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   small and unimportant there was only one fair held each year in Ballingarry.

   

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2. Local Fairs

   

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   There were many fairs held in Ballingarry long ago. They were held in the "fair field" a few yards south west of the village which contained two acres of land. Miss O Connell is the owner of it at the present time. They were held every month. The last fair was held in Ballingarry about thirty years ago, and that was a horse fair. They fell through because the buyers would not attend them. They found it more profitable to wait for the big fairs in Rathkeale. They finished a

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trade
            1. buying and selling (~3,622)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Hannah Healy

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

   Address

   Ballingarry, Co. Limerick