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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
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Seán Ó Cibhil
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  1. Aghagower Fair Thirty Years Ago

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    About thirty or forty years ago there used to be very large fairs in Aughagower. The sheep and cattle used to be up as far as the top of Drumhill and the same distance up the other roads. One would find great difficulty to get in to Aughagower on a fair day.
    Altough the fairs used to be very large the prices used to be very bad. You would only get about four pound for a three year old calf, and about ten shilling for a suckling calf. You would get only about eight or nine shillings for a three year old sheep and you would get only about five shillings for a lamb.
    After the fair all the people
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Aghagower, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Patrick Lavelle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Lavelle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo