School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)
- Location:
- Teerelton, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Murchadha
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- (continued from previous page)produce. The fairs begin at a comparatively early hour in the morning and consequently farmers who live far away from the appointed market place have to get up very early in the morning if they wish to attend same. There is a great commotion for a few hours of the morning and with bargaining and hand-clapping a great number of beasts exchange owners. When the farmers receive the value of their beasts they leave a considerable amount to the merchants of the town for goods of all kinds.
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- Collector
- Donal Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Leahy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Mountmusic, Co. Cork