is sold there is always luck money given. The way they mark the cattle is they cut them with a scissors, they mark them on the ears. There are cattle, sheep, and pig fairs. There are also great horse fairs at Mallow, Cahirmee, New Tipperary and others. The people do not pay going into the field. There are not any horses sold at our local fairs. There are special days for these fairs.

The fairs are held in Listowel. The cattle fairs are held in the Square and the pig fairs are held in the market. They are held once a fortnight. When you sell the cattle you must pay toll on them. The people give the jobber luck penny when they are getting paid. The cattle are marked with coloured chalk. There are three big fairs in the year: May fair, July fair and the October fair.

Local Fairs.
The local fairs are held in Felthard. Some of the farmers bring their stock to the fairs of Clonmel Cashel or Cahin. The fairs are always held in a town now-a-days. In olden times fairs used to be held in Country places like, Kilnockin, Gracetown and Rosegreen. Fairs were held on a hill in Rosegreen in former times.
The fairs held locally in former times in the country are now discontinued, on account of the place not being near a railway station, to send them on a train to the destination.
In this district the fairs are held in

parties. All the people at the fairs took part at either side. Fairs are held in every town. In the big towns they are held every month. In the small towns they are held once or twice a year. In a big town, the fairs are held in a fair green. In a small town, the fairs are held in the streets.

Fairs in olden times were much like the fairs we have at present. The princaple fairs in this district are Innis, and Gort, there are fairs in other places round these are onely the big ones.

three fairs in the year in Drogheda for the sale of horses. The date of these fairs are the 12th May the 22th June and the 29th September. There are no special pig fairs neither are there any horse fairs in Ardee or Dunleer.

they are generally driven in flocks. There are two fairs in Kildalkey one in March and one in October and the Ballivor fairs are in April and October. At these fairs all animals are sold. There are no special fairs held for the sale of sheep or pigs or horses in this locality.

The local fairs are held at Banagher. All the fairs are held on the main street except the September cattle fair is held Fairgreen. When the bargain is made the man that sold has to give five Shillings luck on a horse. If it is a cow about halfcrown and sixpence. The fairs nows a days are not as big as fairs long ago. the

The local fairs are held in Clones and Cootehill and the fairs are always held in towns. Buyers transacted business at farmers houses and cross road. None of the fairs of the country have been discontinued. There is no local tradition of fairs being held on the hillside. There is a shilling a cart of toll paid on carts in Clones and this is given to the Urban Council. When an animal is sold luck money is given and this

Custom is paid on all animals. Sixpence a head on cattle and horses and threepence on all other animals. The custom is paid to the town commission.
When animals are sold luck-money is always given. When young horses are sold halters and ropes are also given. The principal local fairs are sheep fairs, cattle fairs, horse fairs and pig fairs.

The cattle fairs are held in Ballygar the 18th of every month. The pig fairs are held on the Thursday before the 18th. About 16 years ago there used to be eight fairs in Ballygar during the year. There were no one held in May, September, November andn December. Cattle, sheep and pigs used be sold on the same day. They used to bring out the pigs at 2 o'clock in the morning and then come home for the cattle. There used be two fairs in Newbridge one time where the Chapel is built. The fairs were held on the 16th October and the 1st of May. The dealers marked the cattle with chalk.

The local fairs are held in Tynagh, Kilimore, Portumna and Loughrea. There are eleven fairs held in Tynagh annually. There are thirteen held in Kilimore annually there are twelve held in Portumna and twelve held in Loughrea annnually. Fairs are held in towns now but long ago the landlords used tohold fairs in the country for their own business. There was such a fair in Newbridge but it has been discontunied for the last thirty years. All the local fairs are held in fairgreens. There is no toll now but long ago there used to be 2 and 4 paid on every beast that would be sold. When an animal is sold the buyer has always to get back luck money according to how the bargain is made When parties are making a bargain they strike hands and divide the difference in the money. When a horse is sold the halter is gien with the horse. Portumna is the great fair locally. Loughrea is also the great fair locally for bonhams and cattle.

A fair used to be held in the district long ago. Fairs were also held in the towns. There used to be a fair held in Ranaughard long ago and there is a field there called Páirc an Aoinigh. The buyers used not go from house to house buying stock. Fairs were held long ago where no fairs are held now. Some fairs were put to an end because not there was not many cattle coming to them. When people go to fairs they have to pay custom on every beast that is sold. The people have to pay 6d for cattle that are sold and 2d for sheep and 6d for horses. When the people buy stock they give a little of the money back to the buyer. That money is called lucks money. When a buyer buys cattle he puts a mark on them because if he did not put a mark on them the seller could sell them again.

in Riverstown every month: seven of these are called old fairs and five new fairs. The seven old fairs are in March, April, May, September, October, November and December. the old fairs are more important than the new ones, as very large fairs are held then.
We get holidays from school on these days on account of the traffic on the roads.

Roscommon town is noted for its cattle and sheep fairs. It has also good pig fairs which are held in the beginning of each month. The ninth and tenth of November are the largest fairs of the year. There are two fairs held in Fuerty which is two miles from Roscommon and they are held on the road as there is no town in Fuerty. Some years ago there were fairs held in Ballinafad which is near Strokestown but the people used to fight and drink so much that the fair had to be abandoned. Ballinafad is not a town. It is a road which runs through a wood. When cattle sheep or horses are in demand buyers come to the houses to buy them. Tolls are paid at the rate of one penny per head in

The fairs of this neighbourhood are held in Ballydehob. They are not held in any other place but in towns. Often the buyers go out to to the country before the fairs buying animals from the farmers. There are two fairs in the month one for the pigs, and bonives, and the other for the cows and calves, and heifers, and sheep. There are no old stories connected with fairs having been held near fors, and castles. The fairs are held in the streets. There is not any toll paid in Ballydehob now, but it used to be paid long ago. Long ago sixpence used to be paid for a car of pigs, and

two shillings to two and six on age cattle. It is called luck money. It was more or less an old custom striking hands when the bargin is made. But that custom is nearly abolished. Animals are marked with scissors on the flank. This custom is principally for cattle that are to be shipped. For home trade it is generally raddell that is used. There are no halters or ropes on animals at fairs now except billls. The rope or halter is given with them. The great fairs of the year are 15th August in Charleille 23rd February in Killmallock. Special fairs are held for bonhams and pigs. The special fairs for horses are Cahir-mee, Buttevant Co Cork. In Mallow new years day and Buttevant 26th October. Sheep fairs are more or less confined tot he country Galway

The local fairs long ago were held in Listowel, Tarbert or Glin. The fairs were always held in a town long ago. The buyers never came to the country on any account except when they bought calves or old cows. There were fairs held long ago that are not held now because the buyers could not attend. Fairs were never held any place except in towns. The fairs are always held on the street. There is toll always paid in Listowel and it is given to Lord Listowel.

The fairs are held once a fortnihgt in Listowel. The fairs are always held in the town. There are fairs generally held at old castles. The cattle are sold to the buyers. The cattle are sold at different prices according to quality. When cattle are sold the buyers get luck money. The buyer marks the cattle red or blue while more cut them in the back with scissors. When an animal is sold the halter is given away. There are no special fairs held for sheep or bonhams. There is a special fair for horses. There are three big fairs in Listowel 13th of May, 25th of July, 28th of October.

The local fairs are nearly always held in the Square. Some people called it the custom gap. The fairs are always held in Listowel. Long ago some fairs were held at cross roads. Fairs are always held at Abbeydorney once a year. Some people call it the Fair of the Cross. The custom long ago the fairs should be held in farm house. If any person buys cattle they always pay some luck money. It is always done in this district. Some people always give money to the seller and it is called the luck penny. How some people make the bargain. They spit on their hand and say the bargain is made and can't be broken. Some people