School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)
- Location:
- Clongeen, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brian Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 318
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- Local fairs are held in Foulksmills, Wellington Bridge, Ballycullane and in Taghmon. Business was seldom trasacted in farmer's houses long ago but it was sometimes done. There was a great fair held in Nash about fifty years ago. There were faction fights after the fair. The greatest fighters were the Gunnips of Nash.
A big bonefire was lit after the fair and the people danced around it. In Wexford and New Ross fairs were held in streets but in most villages there is a fair green. Luck money is given and is known as "boot" and it is given according to the deal about a shilling is given with a pig and it increases when a horse or a cow is sold. When marking a bargain the parties strike their hands.
Raddle is put on the animals when sold. The rope is given with a horse when sold. There is a special fair for horses(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Whelan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Loughnageer, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Whelan
- Gender
- Female
