School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Búrc, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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- The houses of long ago were built between two hills The gables were thatched, and the were built up against the hill. The roofs were made with pieces of sticks & rushes. In every house there was a little room called a cailleach. Usually the old people slept in it. It was made of stone and roofed with a big long flag. There was a big broad fire place and hobbs on eash side(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Stephen Madden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coill an Díthreabha, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Pat O' Malley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Gort Bán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
