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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 13_065

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    There was an old story teller named Patsy Walsh living in our village about a hundred years ago. Every night he used to go to a certain house where there would be a growd gathered around the fire listening to the stories he used to relate. Mostly ghost stories he used to tell. Some of the young lads of the of village would be
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    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Joseph O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortbaun, Co. Mayo