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School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 088

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    The fairs long ago used always be held in a fort, field, or street, but nowadays the fairs are in towns. There is a place about a mile from my house called Fort an Aonaigh. In this field the fairs were held. There is a large rock in the middle of the field where the buyers used pay the men for the animals. There is also a post with bulbs out each side of it, for the people long ago bought a lightning-set to light the bulbs on fair - nights.
    Long ago the buyers used go around from house to house to buy the animals. The buyers used give very little money
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Scully
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Ryan
    Gender
    Male