School: Cora Finne (C.) (roll number 12908)
- Location:
- Corrofin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)which almost cost him his life. When asked by anybody what was wrong with his hand his only reply was the fairies. For some time he suffered dreadful agony until he was advised to go to a certain Friar who relieved him of the pain but the hand remained deformed until he died six months ago.
- On the last occasion the Banshee lonely wail was heard around Corofin was about thirty years ago. An old woman named Brazil was being waked. The house where she lived was small and a large crowd collected to the wake. Some of the men were standing out on the street when they heard the lonely wail at midnight in the direction of Loughaun.
- About forty years ago there lived in Corofin a young boy whose mother carried on a big business. This young boy got a present of two young goats which he kept in his uncles house which was near the village. Every morning before school he used to go and herd them always taking two dogs with him. In the farm he used to see a hare that was chased by the dogs. One morning at the end of August he was sitting(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Cullinan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Pat Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Corrofin, Co. Clare
