School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 15_014
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- Long ago there lived a man in our village called Jim O Donnel. One day a land soldiers came to the place where Jim lived, as they heard he kept ammunition. When Jim saw them coming he got a ash-plant & opened both doors. When the reached the house the officer went in and told Jim to hand out his ammunition or if he did not they would kill him. Jim said he would not. At that the officer got angry & ordered(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Stephen Madden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killadeer, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Tom Heraty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
