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Annaclone

7 Jan 2025
A school play is taking place up at the front is a woman with a hat, black coat and blue patterned scarf. In the background is children wearing a navy top and trousers, or a dress while sitting on a stage.

The hiring fairs that sent children out to work for £2 a month

For nearly 200 years, hiring fairs were a reality of life for many poor Irish families.

7 Jan 2025
Northern Ireland

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