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School: Cluain Tuirc (C.)

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Máire Ní Gharaidh
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    Long ago there was a fair held in Dromod every New Year's day.
    The nearest town in which a fair is held is Mohill. There is one every month. It is not held on the street but in a field called the "Green".
    Toll is always paid on cattle sold at the fair, 3d for a young. 6d for any beast older. The Nicholls, Drumlim Dromod collect it.
    Luck is always given to the man who buys the animal. When the animal is bought and the bargain is made the two parties strike hands and then the animal is marked with a raddle.
    The principal fairs of the year are Monaghan day, the 8th of May and the 19th of October.
    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
    Mary Ahern
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Gortnalamph, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr Paddy Ahern
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Gortnalamph, Co. Leitrim