School: An Gort Mór (roll number 8984)
- Location:
- An Gort Mór Thuaidh, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Máire Nic Cárrain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 038
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- (continued from previous page)they give her. Our Lord said He would give her all the riches of the world. When she looked round she saw a fine mansion and she got every rich. In some time after they happened to be round the same way. The woman was standing in the hall-door and she did not know them. They asked her for something to eat and she would not give them any. Our lord said to her He give her the riches and houses and He said they would all vanish. Just when they went away all did vanish.
- The fair
The fairs are held in towns but in olden times they were held in fields in the country. Buyers often transacted business in the country at cross-roads and in fields This is never done now-a-days.
The fair is held in a cow green. Toll is given to men when they are taking cattle across the border. When a cow or any other animal is sold a luck-penny is given that is, giving money back to the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Brighid Ní Shíoradáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Gort Mór Thuaidh, Co. Mhuineacháin
