School: Kilbeggan (B.)
- Location:
- Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Mac Siúrtáin
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- (continued from previous page)to the person who buy them. It is called luck-money. When a bargain has been made the parties bring one another into a public shop and treating takes place. The animals are marked with raddle, it may be red, blue or black, People mark cattle with a scissors. When an animal is sold the halter is usually given away. The great fairs of the year locally are Tullamore, Mullingar, Athlone and Kilbeggan. There are special fairs held for the sale of sheep or bonhams or horses in Tullamore, Mullingar.
- About two miles outside Kilbeggan called Killalorian. Fairies are supposed to be living in this forth. I will relate the story just as I heard it.One night a man was going home from the town. He heard singing and dancing. The man had a hump and was known as "Humpy "Jack. Humpy Jack was drunk so he went over and tepped on to the Fort. He saw steps he went down(continues on next page)
