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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 386

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    on the ass's back and put him lying down. The prize was five shillings. His address was John Lyons Gurteen Ballyhaunis Co Mayo. He is dead about fifteen years and was eighty ? years when he died.
    He was also one of the best threshers I heard of. He used to thresh three and a half stacks of oats which used to yield two tons of oats. He used to do that in one day with a flail. There was another hero I heard of called Thomas Keane while coming from the bog one evening at
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aidan Culliney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lassanny, Co. Mayo