School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:: Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
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There was once a man whose name was Tom Kerby. He lived in a place called Moate. He was a great jumper and he went all over the country to see if he could get any man to beat him. The first place he went to was Co Roscommon. There were three great jumpers there so one day he was boasting about his jumping. This day one of the men asked him to jump accross a thirty foot wall. He jumped
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Topics
1. agents (~1)
  historical persons (~5,068)
Languages

Irish
English
Collector
Francie O' Malley
Gender

Male
Address

Drumneen, Co. Mayo

Informant
Pat Geraghty
Gender

Male
Address

Balloor West, Co. Mayo