School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)
- Location:
- Fraine, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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- The local fairs are held in Athboy, Ballivor, Delvin, and Kildalkey.
Fairs were held long ago.
Luck penny is calculated according to the price of the animal sold When an animal is sold the seller marks it by clipping of some of the hair- Collector
- Péigí Ní Mhócháin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baskinagh Upper, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Michael Gaffney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fraine, Co. Meath
- Pigs are often bought at the houses for the Bacon factories
- Collector
- É. Ní L
- Gender
- Female
- All of the great fairs of the year are held in Kells
There are a lot of horse fairs held in Kells
There are fairs held in the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Seán Mag Fhearghail
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fraine, Co. Meath