School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0700, Page 194
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- A Hireing Fair
Bective fair was one of the old fair in Ireland. It was held on the 1st of November and on the 16th of May. It was the best fair in the country and all the people that would have cattle would bring them there. it was all so a great hireing day for boys and girls. There used to be a lot of tents and shoes and circus the boys and girls would be dancing it used to be a most enjoying day for there would be all sorts of musicions there. It was held in a field and on the Square. On anything sold in the (fair) Field you had to pay toll and anything sold on the square was free.
- Informant
- Jack Clarke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bellewstown, Co. Meath
