School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. About a hundred years ago, there lived a famous story-teller called John. He used to go around from house to house telling stories. He was a very poor man and nothing to live on except in every house he would tell a story to the people of the house they would give him a couple of pence and that
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    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Tom Heraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tim Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo