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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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†ST BARR'S FAIR. At Dornoch in October (Sth. 1737 C. D. Bentinck Dornoch (1926) 279), “held until within recent years” (Ib. 38).

[Prob. from St Barr of Cork, a 7th c. saint, the patron of the parish, though others associate with St Findbarr or Finnian of Moville.]