School: Béal Átha Gearr

Location:
Ballygar, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Labhrás Ó Síoráin
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    round Ballygar and Mt. Talbot and was very much for making jumpers by giving soup to the poor. He had two agents named Diamond and Guest. When he wanted anything his tenants he would would send those two out and if they refused those two men their request they would get notice to quit or their rents would be raised. They went into a village one day and met a servant girl. She said to one of those men jumper would you ate a lumper. When those men returned they told Dennis what the girl said to them. He sent them out the following day with notice to the man whom this servant was working for to quit.
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    AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Andrias Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Saint Brendan's or Cregganagrogy, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Saint Brendan's or Cregganagrogy, Co. Galway