School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. There was once a man named Tom Dowing who lived in Tourmakeady. He was knowing to be a great mower of hay with a scythe he could mow a twoakers of hay each day.
    At that cime there were know machines so he went out mowing hay on hire and the first one that got him was a publicin to cut two acres of hay. The publicin asked him how much would he charge and the mower said that they would
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappacharnaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Edward Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappacharnaun, Co. Mayo