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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 17_016

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    and he got the rifle and shot one of the soldiers and the other soldiers attacked him and he got a bar of iron and struck each soldier a blow on the head and killed them. So Edward joined the army afterwards and when he left it he got a big pension and when he died he left all his money to his son and he joined the army also and he is a very rich man now.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Geraty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balloor West, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Mc Greevy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Balloor West, Co. Mayo