1684.  John Bourk, Phylomath, Almanac, With Faires and Markets, of Ireland, 10th April Bandon, August Enniskeane, Timoleague.

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Some earlier Fairs:

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1840.  Ballygurteen Fair, Dunmanway

1616.  Surrender and Regrant.  Patent of James 1 of England, Court of Pie Powder Reserved to Donnell O’Donovan for Fairs, Ascension Thursday and Townlands Listed from Castledonovan to Castlehaven, Caheragh, Glandore, Squince, Brahalish in Durrus. Manor of Castledonovan Power to Hold Court of Leet and Baron,  Friday Market at Rahine, Tuesday market at Drimoleague.

 

Tolls and Frequency of Fairs in Baronies of Bantry and Bere and West Carbery, 9 Fairs Skull, Bantry 1843, 4 Fairs from a Grant by Duke of Devonshire, Dunmanway, 4 Fairs Ballygurteen, Clonakilty, 6 Fairs Goleen, 12 Fairs and a Weekly Market at Ballydehob, Lord Belhaven’s patent at Castletownbere. No Disturbances in Collecting Tolls Except at Bantry Once.

 

From the Patent of 15th March 1679 to hold Fairs at Ballygobban to Bantry Market, West Cork, July 2014.

1916 Swearing in of Daniel O’Leary MP for West Cork to House of Commons.  1918 his Question to Whether Local Magistrates Consulted  before West Cork Proclaimed and Prohibition of Fairs and Markets in Bantry and Castletownbere.

Dunmanway Fairs:

Gurteenasowna (510 acres) Goirtin na Sabhna- Little field of the savin.  At Southside is Gearranbaun- Gearan Ban (white incline) where fairs were held.

Moreagh (261 acres) Magh Riabhach- Grey or cold plain. Bealaboy- Beal Atha Buidhe (mouth of the yellow ford) is a ford on the Bandon River between this townland and Nedinagh West. It was noted for its great fair which was sometimes called Aonach Randal Og (Randal Oges fair) from charter granted by James 1 to Randal Og O Hurley in 1615 to hold a fair there.

 

Nedinagh East (426 acres)  Nead an Fhiaidh- Haunt or lair of the deer. Here at the north side of Fanlobbus graveyard-Fan Leaba Ois (slope of the fawns bed) in which are the ruins of the old parish church. Fanlobbus was in early times the centre of the parish as it holds the remains of a 7th century religious house. In the graveyard is a famine pit with the remains of some of the victims of the famine of 1847.  Randal Óg Hurley, who built Ballinacarriga Castle, is buried here. Fanlobbus church, which has been taken over for Protestant service, was closed in 1700 and a new place of worship was opened in the town by Sir Richard Cox. This served to 1821. Fearann na hAbhann – Land of the river, Fearann na gCeart- Land of rights and Land of rights and Fearann na gCaorach- Land of the sheep are old divisions of Nedineagh. At the north side is Toberabastia- Tobar a ‘Bhaiste (well of the baptisms).  In 1615 Tadhg an Fhorsa McCarthy was granted a patent to hold an annual fair here. At the other side was the fair green.