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'The fair day in Dromahair was mentioned in one of Yeats' poems'
There were lots of exciting days growing up in Dromahair. The fair day was very exciting because it spanned two days. The day before was taken up with the bustle of the business people and the ordinary households getting all sorts of '_'_'_ out to…
Tags: Cattle, fair, Yeats poem
'… sitting by the fire in a dimly lit house up the street, listening to the two ancient little Dooey sisters tell all sorts of scary tales of ghosts and mysterious happenings'
We had a song about Cloughmillss Fair. Delia Murphy sang it. I must confess it was not one of her better known renditions but we thought it was great to have her singing about Ballylig and the fair on the 9 June. It wasn't much of a fair, but we got…
Tags: fair, journal, Song, storytelling