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School: Naomh Muire, Ballyhean (roll number 13444)

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Ballyhean, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Ó Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 040

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  1. Ballyheane Fairs

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    The fairs were held every year in Ballyheane. One was held on the 4th July and the other was held on the 20th of August. These two fairs were the two leading fairs in the county 80 or 90 years ago but now they are very small and only last for an hour in the morning.
    People used to come twenty or thirty miles and they would spend a week coming. They would travel all day and when night fell they would drive their cattle into a field on the road side and sleep in a near by house for the night. At that time there were 101 housesin Aughadrina and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mike Staunton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tom Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Westland, Co. Mayo