1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Colehill (B.), Mullingar

School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)

Location:
Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Coigligh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 022

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 022

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: Colehill (B.), Mullingar
  2. XML Page 022
  3. XML “Local <span class="exact">Fairs</span>”
  4. XML “Local <span class="exact">Fairs</span>”

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

  1. Local Fairs (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    tolls were paid in every town.
    Some years ago the tolls were only from three pence to six pence, but they are from six pence to a shilling nowadays.
    When the seller has been paid for the cattle he gives the buyer some money which is called the "luckpenny" which is from a shilling for a small calf to a half-a-crown for a big bullock.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Local Fairs

    Share Share Post
    The fairs used to be held long ago in the villages and towns. My Uncle told me that fairs were more numerous some time ago than they are now.
    In the village in which I live there were four fairs held every year. The first fair was
    (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
    Martin Doyle
    Gender
    Male