School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 14_011

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  1. About eighty years ago there lived a man in the village of Ballyburke. He was a very small man and his name was John Malone.
    There was a big river near his home and he used to jump that river every day. there was another grate junper in Ballyhear. So one Sunday the ballyhear man went back to John to see was he a better jumper then he. So the two jumpers went over to the river
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Stephen Madden
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Jennings
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadeer, Co. Mayo