The Ballinasloe October Fair is one of the oldest fairs in Ireland. While now predominantly associated with horses, in its heyday it served as a market for the sale of cattle and sheep by the farmers of the west to their counterparts in the east of Ireland.An Irish adage advises: Go East for a woman; go West for a horse.When I was a girl I had a bicycle. I wanted … [Read more...] about Sláinte! The Great October Fair
Sláinte! The Great October Fair
By Edythe Preet, Columnist
October / November 2019href="https://www.irishamerica.com/in-this-issue-2019-october-nov/">By Edythe Preet, Columnist
October / November 2019
October / November 2019href="https://www.irishamerica.com/in-this-issue-2019-october-nov/">By Edythe Preet, Columnist
October / November 2019