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School: Behymore

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Behy More, Co. Mayo
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Aodh Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0162, Page 053

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  1. Our House and Farm

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    My house and farm is situated in the townland of Rathkip. There are ten fields in this farm of land. The names of the fields are: Leesheen, High Field, Flat Field, Back Field, Lower Garden, The Bottomes, The Bog, New Field, Far Field, and The High Garden. There are twenty six acres in this farm. The name of the head of the house is James Clarke and before him William Foy and before him again John McNulty.
    Before my people came to this house they lived in another house in Rathkip. My people are living in this house twenty years. My home is a four roomed thatched house. There is a well on our land and we get water for tea in this well. We get water for the cattle in a running stream on the land. James Kennedy built this house and it is twenty five years old. There are some herbs growing on our land. Bouglas, Comphrey and Dandelion grow on our land.Bouglas cures sore fingers. The herb comphrey is good for cuts also.
    Wild flowers grow on our land.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Noone
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathkip, Co. Mayo