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A Tailor
A Tailor

About seventy years ago there was a tailor in Fargureens on the Parish of Balla in the barony of Carra named Micheal Reilly. He was never called but "Micheal an tailliúir."

INFORMANT: Mrs Kearns, Age 40, Manulla, Co. Mayo

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National Folklore Collect, Margaret Kearns, School Collection, Co. Mayo, Dùchas.ie, Country Life, Shops, The Schools’ Collection, Local Heroes, History & FolkoreMargaret KearnsTailor, ShopsComment
Local Fairs
Local Fairs

The fair is now held on the street of the town, but some years ago before the land was divided and when the large farms were grazed entirely the fairs were so large that they had to be held in the fair-green.

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Mary A. O' Doherty, National Folklore Collect, Patsy Ansbro, Dùchas.ie, History & FolkoreMary A. O' DohertyFairs, Farming animals, Patsy Ansbro, Ansbro, ShopsComment