School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. My mother told me a great story about a good story teller that lived in Ballyglass and his mame was James Neary. He was a hunts man and he had a lot of dogs, and he used to go hunting every day. He had no one living in the house but himself and he was a very old man.
    And he used to go (visig) visiting to every house in the village at night. And used to tell the one story in every house. And it was a faire story. And it was about a house called Phibbses house that
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    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Annie Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Costello
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhean, Co. Mayo