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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
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Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 005

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    Michael Murphy R.I.P. aged 76 of Caratransa, Carrowmore Lacken, Ballina, was a great thresher. He used to go out threshing on the road, and leave about sixty sheaves in a ring around him. He would thresh them all around then loosen the sheaves and thresh them again. Then he threw the straw to one side. It took on man to build the threshed straw. He kept that way the whole day. He could thresh a good stack of oats in the day. He was so good that all the neighbours employed him. He was able to eat according.
    One day he was eating in a house, the women of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Lynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Killeen
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo