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School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

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Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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  1. A Fair

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    Fairs were not held in towns long ago. They were held on some hill. All the farmers would appoint some day. Then the jobbers would come, and buy their stock. Luck penny is given according to the beasts. When a jobber is making a bargain he takes hold of the seller's hand, then they strike their two hands together, and they finish the bargain. The beasts are marked with raddle. When cows or horses are sold, the bridle is given away with them. The most important fair is held in Ballygar on the eighteenth
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Coogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fairhill, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Coogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fairhill, Co. Galway