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School: Cill Condae

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An Corrbhaile, Co. Chorcaí
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Bean Uí Ríoghbhardáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0397, Page 007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0397, Page 007

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  1. Folklore (continued)

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  2. The Banshee

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    That lonely cry commonly known as the "Banshee", is frequently heard in this district. I heard it twice myself, and it is a very sad, far-away cry. Once I was walking with my sister and I heard the "caoining" going along the glen and straight to the Dangan graveyard.
    A man in the neighbourhood also heard it and he said that it was a child's cry, and I believe that he was right, because the man who died had buried a child some months before.
    When I heard that weird cry the second time I knew from the first sound what it was.
    I was in bed, and asleep, when I was suddenly awakened
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