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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_074

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    There lived a weaver in Barabeg(?) called Jim Kerby.. He used to weave for all the people in the village. The man is dead now and the house which he lived in fell in but the ruins of it is still to be seen. He lived to be a very old man. He used to weave blankets and linen and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Tom Heraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Gibbons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo