School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)
- Location:
- Dunleer, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ó Ceallaigh
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- 1. In every town and village in Ireland fairs are usually held. Those fairs are held for the convenience of farmers so that he may be able to sell his stock and transact business with other farmers.2. Its said that before there were fairs farmers had to transact their business in their homes and some times at the cross roads. After a while they were not satisfied with prices they were obtaining. All the authorities then met and came to the conclusion that a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick King
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunleer, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs King
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dunleer, Co. Louth