School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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- 52 Aimsir na Géarleanúna
Long ago, in the penal days, there lived a man in a little village called Ballyhearne. His name was John Mullaney but the people used to call him Séan. He was a priest-hunter. His duty was to follow the priest and then he would kill him, cut his head off and bring it down to Castlebar and he would get five(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tom Heraty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Pat O' Malley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Mayo
