School: Naomh Muire, Ballyhean (roll number 13444)
- Location:
- Ballyhean, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Ó Duibhir
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- (continued from previous page)on that day. When the fair would be over games would be played and as for trick of the loops there was not one from hell to Bethlehem that used not be in it.
- Long ago the Ballyheane yearly fairs were held on the 4h of July and the 20th of August. The evening before the fair day crowds of people came from far off places and bought their cattle and sheep to the fair park in Ballyheane. Then they would go to the houses near them and get hay for their cattle and also that night they would get lodging in them.
Next morning about eight(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Staunton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killadeer, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Tom Walshe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Westland, Co. Mayo