Tralee pig fairs are held fortnightly and cattle and sheep fairs once a month. In Tralee horse fairs are held new year's eve and the eve of St. Patrick's day.
Easter Monday and November day fairs are held all over the country. The customs relative of some of those fairs are very ancient. In Tralee the toll goes to a private owner who purchased the fair field. With the exception of the tolls of there old fairs which goes to the corporation and whatever is collected from those three

In olden times there were only two fairs held in the year one in May and one in October. The place where the fairs were held is called the Fair Green. Fairs are now held on the last Friday of every month. The morning of the fair the farmers rise very early to try to be first there. Long ago the fairs used not be held in the towns but in a field belonging to the landlord. Famous horse fairs used be held here and there throughout the country. Often a man rode fifty miles to a fair. There is a place in Co. Limerick called the Fair Green. This was a famous place and is still in use. There was a special place for fairs in mostly all towns. When a person is buying an animal he gives money back for luck. Sometimes the buyers go to the houses

The Local fairs are held in Dundalk, Ardee and Carrickmacross. The fairs in Ardee and Dundalk are held in the fair greens. The fairs in Carrickmacross are held on the streets. The fairs in Carrickmacross are held on the second Thursday of each month. The fairs in Dundalk are held on the third Wedensday of each month. There are two monthly fairs in Ardee. One is held on the first Thursday of the month and the other is held on the last Wedensday.

The only fairs held in this parish are held here in the town of Edgeworthstown. They are held twelve times in the year one each month for cattle, sheep, and horses. There are also twelve held in the year for pigs. Pig fairs are held the day previous to the other fairs. Customs are charged when the fairs are in the fair green. At five of these fairs at which cattle, sheep and horses are sold there is a patent. All the other fairs are held on the street.

Long ago the fairs used to held in the Country as well as in the Town. Nowaday the most important fairs are held in the town. The nearest place in this dis(c)trict is Tullinadaly Two fairs are held each year in it one in May and another in November. Sheep and cattle are bought and sold at it. Buyers come from Tuam Dunmore and the other districts around.Tuam is another place where fairs are held each month. The most important of these fairs are held in the month of October. The fairs are held in the outskirts of the town. Buyers come from Galway Mayo Limrick and Meath. The fairs each month are held for one or two days but

In Crossmolina there are twelve fairs every year and six in Lahardane. There are two fairgreens in Crossmolina, one is called the new fair and is situated above the Catholic church and the other, the old fair, is near the Protestant church. Nine of the fairs are held in the new fairgreen and three in the old one. A day before the cattle and sheep fair there is a fair for pigs.
Rakestreet, which is situated about two and a half miles south-west of Crossmolina, was noted some years ago for its flourishing fairs until the new fairs were established in Crossmolina by John Nolan and since then no fairs were held in Rakestreet. There were great fairs for cattle, horses, and sheep. There used to be thirteen fairs in

In this district the fairs are held in the same way as long ago. If a man sells a cow or a bullock he has to pay sixpence. This is called toll. It is a mixed fair in Foxford. The cattle, sheep, pigs and horses are sold the same day. There is a monthly fair held in Foxford on the first Tuesday of every month. These fairs are usually small. Five old fairs are held in Foxford every year, one in May, one in June, one in October, one in November and one in December. These fairs are big but the biggest of them are the May fair and the December fair. A good many jobbers come to the old fairs but not many come to the monthly fairs. There are not many pigs sold at Foxford fairs now because most of the people send their pigs to Castlebar Bacon Factory. If it is a jobber that buys he has a mark of his own but if it is a country man that buys he only rubs dirt on her back

Long ago when money was not known any fairs were not held, but another method was used for exchanging cattle for other commodities which was called "swopping" was used. When money was known fairs were held in certain towns and villages. Ballydehob was the village where the fair was held in this locality. The fairs were held there three times in the year. After some time cattle were getting more numerous in the country and it was decided that the fairs should be held at the following dates:-one on New Years Day, one on the second of February, one on the twelvth of March, one on Easter Tuesday, one on Whit Monday, one was held on the twenty ninth of June, one on the twenty fourth of July, one on the fifteenth of August, one on the eighth of September, one on the tenth of October, one was held on the eighth of November, and one was held on the eighth of December. After some time it was observed that a great many of the fairs were held on Church Holydays, so it was decided that the fairs should be held on the third Wednesday and third Thursday of each month. A great many people attended these fairs, and ballad singers, Seán Saors, and all sorts of tricksters attended them also.

Long ago the fairs of Rathkeale were held in the Fair hill. The fairs are held in the streets now. There are 20 fairs held in this town in a year, sixteen cow fairs, and 4 horse fairs.
The dates of the cow fairs are 9th of Jan., 7th of Feb., 10th of March, (supposed one time to be the largest fair in the year) 4th of April, 8th of May, 1st of June, 19th of June, 15th of July, 6th of Aug., 25th of Aug., 18th of Sept., 15th of Oct., 4th of Nov., 18th of Nov, 13th of Dec.
The dates of the horse fairs are 20th of Feb. 12th of June, 1st of Sept. 20th of Nov.

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Local Fairs.
Local fairs are held in Tulla, Quin,Spancil Hill and Kilkishen.In the town these fairs are always held.The only special fair is held in Spancil Hill..This one is held in the country.The town fairs are not held in the streets but there is a special fairgreen provided.The day before the fair buyers often bought cattle in the farmers houses.These cattle were not allowed to enter into yhe fairgreen when they were not bought at the fair.There were no extra fairs long ago .The same kind of fairs that were held long ago are also held now.There is no toll paid at the January or February fairs.There is toll paid on all cattle that are sold to the man who owns the fairgreens.In Tulla it is paid to Mr.O Donohue

This district is known well for its fairs for many years. The fairs were held convenient to this school in a place known as the fair green but one time they were held in the village about where the creamery is at present
At that time no tolls were collected. But in this place Pat Mc Namara was the toll collector but at present it is Mr Crighlin Eleven fairs are held every year at present but long ago five only fairs were held and these are now the largest fairs of the year at present. These fairs were held on the 7th of January, 30th of March, 19th of May, 29th of September and the 1st of November.
It was not only farmers that were selling cattle that attended the fairs years ago but all people with trades together with people enjoying themselves. The blacksmith the carpenter the sadler was there as well as many others. Also women selling stockings and other homemade clothes. Also the place was thronged with tinkers buying and selling asses and they caused much noise and amusement for the young people while doing so.

The local fairs are held in Granard, Castlepollard and Mostrim every month. They are held in a green. Long ago there were two fairs in Granard called custom fairs. The people that bought cattle in those two fairs had to pay so much to certain men that were collecting it when the fairs were nearly over. The fairs for pigs and horses are not on the same days as they are for cattle. There was an old pig fair held long ago at Float Station. There were pig fairs in Castlepollard on the same days as they were at the Station. When the buyers would be coming to the train the local people would carry down the pigs from Castlepollard that were not sold and the owner of the pigs would pay them. Any of the local people that had pigs to sell would bring them over to the Float and the pigs would be sold.
When they are making the bargains the seller holds out one of his hands and the buyer hits the seller's hand

Long ago the fairs were different to nowadays. Each month a fair was held in the principal towns in the same way as we have now but there were five extra fairs held on special dates throughout the year. These were called "old fairs." The "old fairs" of Carrickmacross were held in March, May, August and September.In the villages there were only four fairs held each year. In the village of Ballytrain the fairs were held on New Year's Day Patrick's Day, Lammas Day and the 1st of November. These fairs are not held nowadays. A fair is held every month in Ballybay. There is a special

The local fairs are held in Clones, Cootehill, Monaghan, and Ballybay. They are always held in towns. Sometimes buyers transact business in the country while the animals are being brought to the fairs, or at the house before or after the fairs. There used to be a fair in Newbliss long ago, but there are more now because the village is too small. The town fairs are held in a special place. When the animals are sold, lucky money is given., this is called a luck penny.
When a bargain is made, the parties shake hands with each other. There are no special fairs for sheep or horses. The great fairs of the year locally are the May and November fairs.

the most of the fairs in Castlebar and Ball. Castlebar is a big place for fairs and ball also is fairs is a place for cattle and horses and donkeys and other animals to be sold. At the fair cattle and horse and other animals can be sold at any fair no matter where it is if it is in Castlebar they can be sold or if the fair is in Ball they can be sold or any other place cattle can be sold and a fair is the place where you can buy and sell cattle and you can buy sheep also at fairs.

There is a lot of fairs in Castlebar every year and also every other big town. Fairs are held in each big town every month and at the fairs they are cattle and sheep and sometimes they are horses. There is a lot of cattle at a fair in Castlebar and also every other big town. There are twelve fairs every year in Castlebar. There are a lot of sheep at a fair in Castlebar also.

special mark on the animal so that no body could claim the animal. They also give inerest to who they buy from so that person cannot sell that animal again. The most people that goes to fairs are the famers, and it is them that does all the buying at fairs and markets because the people in the towns have nothing to sell but had to buy all their food. Some fairs are very bad and others very good. The markets are not like the fairs a tall they are like this potatoes and oats

fairs are held for horses and sometimes for sheep. Bonhams are sold at pig-fairs and sometimes at markets. The great horse fairs are held on New Years day and throughout the month of November. The sheep are sold at the local cattle fairs.

August and the 1st November. There used to be good fairs for horses and cattle. The 1st of November was the best for horses and foals in this part of the country and the 4th August was the best for cattle. These two fairs went to the decline since the new fairs were established in Ballina. The new fairs are held in Ballina every first Friday, and are a great success.

In olden times there was not as many fairs as there are nowadays. Some fairs are held in a green and some are held in a street. Sometimes fairs are held in villages and some are held in towns. There are buyers and sellers at every fair. People come to fairs as to sell their animals, when they are selling them they make a bargain. Some people make a bargain by spitting on their hands and