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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 05_030

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    Here is a game the cheldren used to play around the fire at the night. They used to get a bit of led and the would fry the led in the pan and when the led would be fryed into water. Then they would get the key of the door and hold it over a can of water and would let the led drop throught the eye of the key. When it would be all in the water it would frosen and shape into alot of things and when they all would be frosend they would take them out of the water. And what ever bit of led the would take out of the water each bit of led would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Annie Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhean, Co. Mayo