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School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)

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Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
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Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 311

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  2. Local Fairs

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    The local fairs are held in Mohill, Rooskey, Ballinamore and Leitrim. In olden times buyers bought cattle at crossroads but now at the local fairs. When buyers want a lot of cattle they go to big farmers with lorries to by their cattle.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    3. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Mc Keown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Drumard (Jones), Co. Leitrim

  3. In Penal Times

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    In Penal times a priest used to say mass at a big rock in Drumard Jones. And it is said that a man was going to blow
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