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    The fair is always held in Tullamore it is never held locally. They are held on the third Friday on the month in Tullamore always.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bill Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Thomas Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly

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    When a cow is bought there is a stripe made on her back to show that the animal has been sold. It is a stripe of paint or coloured crayon.
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    The town fair is not held on the streets but it is held in a fair-place called the square. All the buyers gather
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