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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 14_005

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    Long ago there lived a man called Sean a Sagart. He was a very cruel man. All the priests he caught he would cut the heads of them. He used to get five pounds for every priests head. He would go & throw the heads into a lake called Lochán a gCeann.
    One day he was going along the road called buncam a short distance from his own house. He met with two young priest & he asked then where the were
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo