School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. There was once a man living in the village of Sandhill. The people called him John Long-Tongue. His name was John Kelly. He was a very good story teller. He would go to a certain house & spend until three o'clock every morning telling stories. One night he told us about a funny woman he saw one morning. He said he was on his way to the well. He was just about to fill the can with water. A
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    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Anna Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tom Hughes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo