School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 17_070

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  1. Long ago there was a man living in Triangle up in a field above John Geraty's house and his name was Pat Heston and he was a great thresher. He used to thresh ten stack's in one day and a half and the people considered him very good and Every year he went round earning his wages and he used to charge half-crown for one stack. One day he was mowing hay in a field far away from his house so when he was coming home to his dinner and he was crossing a wall
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Geraty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balloor West, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Mc Greevy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Balloor West, Co. Mayo