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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_075

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    This school is one of the oldest in this part of the country. It was first opened in eighteen forty nine. It was a chapel long before it was made into a school. It is said that there are priests buried under it because when they were puting in the floor they got the sculls of people. It is said that it was Lord Sligo who repaired it and made it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Joseph O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortbaun, Co. Mayo