School: Kilmurry

Location:
Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Annraoi de Búrca
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  1. 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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  2. When an animal has been sold the person the person that is buying the animal claps the other man's hand to show that he had agreed to the bargain.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kate Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Derrygrogan Little, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Joseph Gorman
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Derrygrogan Little, Co. Offaly
  4. 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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