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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 12_072

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    About one hundred years ago, there lived a Peidléirí called John Flaherty who used to go round from house to house selling artcles such as needles and safety pins and a lot of other things. He was a big tall man about six foot in height and you could hear him coming about a mile away shouting at the ass.
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    History Edit
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Tom Heraty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Forkfield or Gowel, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tim Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Mayo