1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Cill Cruim / Killocrim

School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

Location:
Killacrim, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 14_061

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 14_061

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim
  2. XML Page 14_061
  3. XML “Local Fairs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Local Fairs

    Share Share Post
    The fairs are held once a fortnight in Listowel. They are always held in the town. The cattle are sold to local people and to buyers. The cattle are marked with chalk, or pencil of different colours when they are sold. Every market day in Listowel a toll is paid to Lord Listowel which amounts to twopence a head for cattle and three-pence for pigs. There is a special market every Friday in Listowel. There is a fair in Causeway, it is called the Fair of the Cross. It is held three weeks and three days before Christmas. When an animal is sold the halter is
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilís Nic Mhuiris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killacrim, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Patrick Fitzmaurice
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ennismore, Co. Kerry