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School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0861, Page 003

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    The Banshee July 2nd 1934.
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    One day a girl was going through the fields, and she found a comb and brought it home. That night an old woman came to the window crying for the comb. After a long time the girl's father had to hand it out to her on a red hot tongs, and she broke the tongs into two halves
    The girl did not sleep for two weeks afterwards.
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    Pupils Name
    Theresa Byrne
    Blanchfields Park
    Clifden
    Co Kilkenny
    Told by
    Mr Bridgett
    Blanchfields Park
    Clifden
    Co Kilkenny
    Aged 80 yrs
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. banshees (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Theresa Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathgarvan or Clifden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Bridgett
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Rathgarvan or Clifden, Co. Kilkenny