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School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090F, Page 13_016

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    “The village I live in is called Gorthbawn & it is in the barony of Cara and the parish of carnacun.”

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    The village I live in is called Gorthbawn & it is in the barony of Cara and the parish of Carnacun. The word Gorthbawn means white feild and once the village was a big field of clover with no walls on it. There are ten houses in it at present but years ago there were thirty in it. The people were evicted out of them when Landlordism was in Ireland. Some of them imigrated
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Gortbaun, Co. Mayo
    Collector
    Joe O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortbaun, Co. Mayo