School: Moneymohill, Shanagolden (roll number 8395)
- Location:
- Moneymohill, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0484, Page 193
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“The "banshee" is still believed in. She is an old, small woman crying and clapping her hands.”
64.The "Banshee" is still believed in.
She is an old, small woman crying and clapping her hands. She wears a black cloak, and is seen before some families die. She is always a sure sign of death.
- Informant
- Patrick Purtill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortadroma, Co. Limerick