Ancient Bawnlanan Fair Day, Ascention Thursday

 

1819. At Bawnlahan, (Bán Leathan/Broad Lea), Skibbereen, West Cork, House of ‘The O’Donovan’, Liutenant General Richard O’Donovan (1768-1829), Potatoes, Using Grufán 4th February, Planting Earlies ‘American’ 19th February, Main Crop after St. Patrick’s Day, Kidney Potatoes, Brown Fancy, Beldrums, White Eyed Potatoes, 1823′ Apple Potatoes’. Using Sea Sand as Fertilizer.

 

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From Diary of The O’Donovan:

 

 

 

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1616 Patent 13 of James 1

To hold Court of Leet and Baron at Bawnlahan, Market at Bawnlahan with Court of Pie Powder, Fair on Tuesdays at Drimoleague

 

 

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1740.  Fairs Ballydehob,Bantry, Newtown (Probably Bantry), Skibereen and Bridgestone, Drimoleague, Dunmanway, Macroom and Inchigeela, Clonakilty, Timoleague

Patent in Latin for Tolls and Fairs at Bridgetown (Skibbereen) held from King James 2nd of England, Markets Monday and Wednesday, Fairs 4th May, 2nd August, 12th October, 23rd December, Patent 1696 from King Charles 2nd of England Skibbereen, 2 Fairs, Markets Wednesday Saturday, together with Levies from Toll Board. Respectable Farmers had to Mix Sand and Gravel with Their Corn to Counterbalance Deduction for Beamage Evidence of Richard Becher, Justice of the Peace 1852. Stones and Inferior Butter Put into Firkins, 10 ton a week sold.

From ‘Harvey’s Jocular Medley’, ‘The Annual Fair will be held on the 13th May 1738 at Donovan’s Leap, (West Cork) now called Tonson’s Leap in West Carbery. Affords a place where vast numbers of cattle may be exposed fro sale. Free of customs and Tolls for three years. Having a glass of Whisky in a Tent at Balagurteen Fair (near Dumnanway), 1828 prior to emigrating to Canada.

 

1840, Ballygurteen (Dunmanway/Clonakilty), West Cork, Fairs 24th June, 25th July, 28th December, under a patent Granted to the Reverend Sir Michael Cox, Bart in the Reign of George 111 (1738-1820).

 

An account of the Kilgariff, Clonakilty, West Cork, Eedy family to Clifton and Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada some of the names mentioned Knowles, Bateman, Beamish, French, Morris, Stanley, Woulfe, Crowley, O’Donovan, Cahalane, Donoghue, A Glass of Whiskey Ballygurteen Fair prior to Emigrating.

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