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1. The Fair Green

   

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   The Fair-Green is situated on the top of Carrick Street. There is a fair held in it on the second Friday of every month. There was a charge of twopence a head for cows a penny a head for sheep and one half-penny to enter the fair-Green. This was called Tolls, and the money collected went to the up-keep of the town rates. This toll is still paid at several fairs in the west and South of Ireland. The Kells Fair-Green is considered to be one fo the best in Ireland. It is enclosed on three side by a well-built wall, and on the fourt side can be seen rows of neat cottages, some of which were recently built. It has never estimated how many cattle the Fair-Green could accommodate, but I would say it would hold several hundred.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Thomas Olohan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Farrell Street, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Mrs Olohan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   49