School: Cill Mhuire (C.), Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10395)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máiréad Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0449, Page 075
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- (continued from previous page)and thus he brought her to Coom. She brought with her her wand which she hid in a loft beside the fire.
After some time she gave birth to a baby daughter, for whom the father provided a nurse, for he had noticed the mother getting somewhat restless, and he was willing to do anything to please her.
One day while he was out, she came down out of her room laughing, she snatched her wand, went off, and was never seen nor heard of afterwards.
Her child grew stronger and more beautiful daily. Some few years after the mother's disappearance however, the sounds of music, song and revelry were heard in her room.
The nurse went to the room door, and peeped at the keyhole to see what was going on. The child followed her and did likewise. No sooner did the child put her eye to the keyhole than something was thrown at her which blinded her.
After some time the child died, and she is supposed to be the Bean Sidhe which follows the Walsh family.
The same music which the child and the nurse heard is sometimes heard, round and beside the death-bed of a dying member(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
