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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Béal Átha Búrc, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 12_057

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    About a hundred years ago, there lived a famous story-teller called John. He used to go around from house to house telling stories. He was a very poor man and nothing to live on except in every house he would tell a story to the people of the house they would give him a couple of pence and that
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Tom Heraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Ghabhail, Co. Mhaigh Eo
    Informant
    Tim Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Caiseal, Co. Mhaigh Eo