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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 12_016

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    The village in which I live in is called Forkfield. There are only three houses in our village I don't know how many houses were in it long ago but the ruins of five old houses are still to be found at the foot of our hill and the people who lived in them all died during the famine times and the houses fell in. There are no stated house in our village. It is in the parish
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Tom Heraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Heraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo