School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. We keep cattle, and cows, donkeys calves and a horse and we also keep ducks and geese and hens and sometimes we keep a few turkeys.
    We keep three cows and we have plenty of milk and butter thanks be to God. The stable we have for to keep the cops warm in winter is very small but all the same it is easy and warm and always kept clean. The floor is cleaned and new bedden is provided for the stable during the dreary cold wet days of winter. During the cold dreary months of the year the poor cattle
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gavin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Tom Coonan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moat, Co. Mayo