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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 05_016

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    the hole (field) filled and then they went home in the evening and the next morning they went to see it again there was no sight of the stones, and from that day people say that that hole has no bottom. There was a field called (cather) cal) cather na gan. And there was a fort in it and there was a tresure in it and no one ever could get to it because there was faries in it. A man was passing by one night and he saw a lovely lady and he thought he knew her he spoke and he got
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Annie Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhean, Co. Mayo