1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen

School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)

Location:
Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás de Búrca
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0545, Page 063

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0545, Page 063

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen
  2. XML Page 063
  3. XML “The Local Fairs”
  4. XML “The Local Fairs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  2. The Local Fairs

    Share Share Post
    The local fair's is held in Borrisoleigh, the fair's are alway's held in town's. The buyer's often transact busines's in the country it is done at the farmers houses. The fair is held on the street before it was held in a field near the town known as the fair green. When an animal is sold money is given back to the buyer for luck it is called luck money about five shilling's is given back for cattle and about ten bob for horses. When the bargin is made the paties show their
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Stapleton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortaniddan, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Stapleton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Gortaniddan, Co. Tipperary