School: An Cnoc (B.) (roll number 16122)
- Location:
- Knock, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Riain
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- (continued from previous page)according to the different animals sold - sheep two-pence per heap, young cattle four-pence, cows and horses six-pence. Each buyer has different marks, some raddle others scisscors, and country people use dirt on top of a stick. Halter is given with a horse but never with any other animal.
Ballina fair-green is situated south of the parish of Aughamore joining Knock. A number of people attended fairs there long ago. There were no public house but places called shebeens where drink was sold. Towards evening the fair always ended in(continues on next page)- Collector
- James O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drum, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- James O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Drum, Co. Mayo