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School: Lisdoonan

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Lisdoonan, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac an Éanaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0930, Page 238

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  1. Composition - The Local Fairs

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    The local fairs of this district are Carrickmacross, Castleblaney and Ballybay. Dealers from the neighbouring towns used to visit the country and buy pigs, cattle, fowl, eggs and other farm produce and it is still occasionally done. There used to be a fair at Ballytrain and at Mullacrew in Louth but they are now discontinued because they were a failure. There is a yearly fair at Muff. Muff and Mullacrew fairs were held on hills. This day used to be a kind of a holiday and all the people of the neighbourhood would gather at these places and there would be dancing and singing and music going on and there would also be fighting. The town fairs were
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mairead Mac Nally
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cormoy, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Owen Mac Nally
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cormoy, Co. Monaghan