School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. Seán a Sargeant was a man that lived in this country during the penal days. He was very crule and he killed a great many Priests. When he would have them killed he cut off there heads and sold them for so much each. There is a lake in ballyburke in which he used to trow the heads into and sinc that time this lakes is calledlocan a gcheann. One day Sean could not get any Preist to
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappacharnaun, Co. Mayo