School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. Not many travelling people come about out place. I think they are the same people that come every time, They were of one family and their names were Gallaghers. They were a very nice family and any time they came into a house they stayed about two hours. There was a man amongst them and he was very fond of telling stories. Many story the old people have after this man. One day this man came into some house and told a story about three men who went out to earn their living and when they
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Geraty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balloor West, Co. Mayo