School: Lacken
- Location:
- Lackanduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Colreavy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0977, Page 231
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- The fairs that are best known to us are the fairs of County Cavan
In these fairs cattle, sheep, cows horses, pigs and goats are sold and bought
Buyers come from all parts of Ireland to them. In May there are two fairs in our native town Ballyjamesduff.
Both are noted cattle and pig fairs and farmers travel a very long journey to them.
The cattle and pigs are sold on one green and the horses on another.
Cootehill is thought to have the best pig fair in the county - they are sold in a street called Bridge Street and the cattle are sold at the market house.
In every town there is a pork market held every month.
There is a large square in Cavan with big sheds called the egg market. The men who buy the cattle, horses and pigs for exportation are called dealers.
- Collector
- May O' Dowd
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Lackanclare, Co. Cavan
