School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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1. A Story Connected to the Fair of Adare (continued)

   

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   of O'Shaughnessy bought a spade. when buying it he remarked, "This spade will do good work for old Ireland to-day". He kept an eye on Boher and when he got a chance he struck him with the spade and killed him. This occurred outside the village near the creamery about 90 years ago.

   Got from Con Normoyle, Rour, Adare.

   

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2. Fair of Adare

   

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   Fair of Adare. About fifty years ago there was a fair held in Adare on the Fair green. The fair days were 27th March and 3rd October. Many people from the neighbouring towns attended it. It was the custom that every householder should produce a pig or a fowl. There used to be an old woman selling vegetables and fruit and

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pauline Mc Carthy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Adare, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Kate Houlihan

   Relation

   Relative (other than parent or grandparent)

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Adare, Co. Limerick