School: Tullybrack
- Location:
- An Tulaigh Bhreac, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: F. Maguire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 033
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- There are stories of the bean sí every-where around. She cries for the McGoldricks always.
Ned McGoldrick used to be in our house often. He saw and heard her.
He and Francy Michael were coming from rambling one night and they were coming down the glen.
Suddenly they heard '' the cries. ''
They knew immediately it was the bean sí. They looked up the glen and she was coming on towards them.
'' A small wee woman all in white and every cry out of her that would make your hair stand on end.
Panic seized them and they ran as fast as they could and still the cries were behind them. On getting home they heard no more.
An old member of the McGoldricks was dying at the time.
I have met a great many of the old men who were quite sure of having heard the bean sí and just a few who saw her.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- F. Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Tulaigh Bhreac, Co. an Chabháin
