School: Termonfeckin (roll number 16209)
- Location:
- Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
- Teacher: T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 142
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- (continued from previous page)of Slane, in a large field called the fair Green, and it is held there still. At the fair cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep were sold.
When the animal was sold the buyer spitted on his hand and gave a slap to the seller on the open hand. Then the bargain was closed. When this was done both parties generally took a drink of beer.
A few fields away from it is the hill of Slane, where St Patrick lit the Paschal Fire, also within view is Slane castle on the Boyne.
- About forty years ago there was a fair held in this village (Collon) every month, at this fair cattle sheep pigs, were sold and baught and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eithne Watters
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Collon, Co. Louth
