School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. Long ago there lived a landlord in a big house in John O'Malley's land. His name was Lord Murphy. He lived there for about twenty-three years. He was a very cruel man. Often he turned the poor people out on the roads because they were not able to pay their rates. He had a man working for him & the people called him a bailiff. He used to come at a certain time of a year & tell the people to go to a certain place & pay their rates. If
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Anna Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo