Bonamh Market will be back again on Saturday 20th August in Castlebar in conjunction with Mayo Heritage Week. It will take place in Rush Street which will be set up like an old market.

Bonamh Market was very much a part of Castlebar and, in the past, men and women, and sometimes children, came to Rush St and sold their pigs, calves, cabbage, etc. every Saturday.

Rush Street is so called because rushes were spread on the road to absorb the droppings of the animals. The calf market was centred around the Rush St/Charles St. area and Bonamh Market was turned into this market. A baby chick market was held as well as a dillisk stall on the bridge. Large trucks full of clothes used to park and sell the stuff off the back.

Traders, tradesmen, music, dance, local food will all come together to create a special day and remember 1916 too.

On Friday 19th August there will be the Piggy Grand Prix, a night race, where pigs will run and trot like virtual horses. The race will take place on Rush Street at 7pm, follow by live music.