School: The Rower (C.), Inistioge (roll number 15161)
- Location:
- The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Labhaoise Nic Liam
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 304
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- (continued from previous page)men going from house to house. They were called hecklers. And they had a piece of machinery by which the carding was done. These were about 36 people in The Rower for Weaving.
- Some years ago in the townland called Ballygub, there was a certain person sick and dying About night fall the person died. There was keening heard in the vicinity. A few men went out and made a seach a round and found out it was the Banshee. The Banshee was a lovely girl with long hair down her back and dressed in white and in her bare feet. She never stopped combing her hair only when she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Fleming
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolhill, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Patrick Fleming
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Coolhill, Co. Kilkenny
