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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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    selves that they were better than any of the others. One man especially could reap more than any of the others but only could do this with his own hook. He claimed that he was the best reaper. When he tried to work with an other man's hook. He was only able to do so much as any of the rest of the men.
    In the same way any of the men could not do any more with this man's hook than what they did with their own. One day some of the men decided to examine this man's hook when they would get the first chance of doing so.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo