The Fair of Turloughmore
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The Fair of Turloughmore was written by Michael J. Hurley to mark the 400th anniversary of the granting of a patent in August, 1616 by King James I for a fair in nearby Derrymacloughna.
The Fair which was held twice yearly on Turloughmore Common had a colourful history and was an important event in the economic and social lives of local farm families until its demise in the 1970s.
It attracted buyers of livestock from all parts of the country and rarely went without a mention in the Irish and British newspapers, sometimes for all the wrong reasons!
Michael Hurley’s 96 page book is filled with history, lore, legend, and anecdote from distant fairs, and is generously illustrated with photographs and drawings of contemporary fair events in both black and white and colour. It can be recommended as a gift for family members and friends who may now live away from the Turloughmore hinterland.
The Fair which was held twice yearly on Turloughmore Common had a colourful history and was an important event in the economic and social lives of local farm families until its demise in the 1970s.
It attracted buyers of livestock from all parts of the country and rarely went without a mention in the Irish and British newspapers, sometimes for all the wrong reasons!
Michael Hurley’s 96 page book is filled with history, lore, legend, and anecdote from distant fairs, and is generously illustrated with photographs and drawings of contemporary fair events in both black and white and colour. It can be recommended as a gift for family members and friends who may now live away from the Turloughmore hinterland.