School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 17_067
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- Once upon a time there lived a man in Ballyheane whose name was Seán a' Sagart. He lived in a poor little cottage over in the middle of Ballyheane. He was called the priest- hunter because in the penal dayse he used to be hunting priests. He used to cut the heads of priests and go into Castlebar and sell them there and get five pounds for each head and he used to bring them home again and throw them into lochán na gCean and from that day to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Geraty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Balloor West, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Mc Greevy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Balloor West, Co. Mayo
