School: An Clochán (C.)
- Location:
- Cloghan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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- Local fairs are always held in the town and certain country places. Cattle buyers buy at the country houses. In small places they hold the fair in the street and in big towns they hold them in fairgreens.
In fairgreens toll is given if you sell 3d or 6d is usually paid as toll money. If you don't sell you put your finger on a red mark this is almost the same as swearing on oath.
When an animal is sold luck money is given and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Feighery
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Informant
- Mr James Devery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloghan, Co. Offaly