School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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- Two fairs are held here in the year. 26th May. 17th October. Doonamoona is about 9 miles from Castlebar. 6 miles from Balla and further again from any other town or Railway Station.
The May fair is chiefly a sheep fair: though of course cattle are sold as well.
The fair is a very old fair no one living now has any idea of when it was started. The fairs are getting smaller though they are of considerable size yet.
There is a fair sized field set apart for the fair: This field except on the two fair days form part of the holding of land(continues on next page)- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pat Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doonnamona, Co. Mayo