School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. Long ago there lived a landlord in a big house in the village of Kelladeer His name was John O Donnel. He lived there for about twenty-three years. He was a very cruel man. He often turned poor people out on the road because the were not able to pay the wrent. He had a man working for him called a bailiff and the bailiff used to tell the people to go a certain place and pay their wrent If the would not the bailiff would tell the
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Jennings
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhean, Co. Mayo