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School: Cloughjordan (No. 1) (roll number 3348)

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Cloghjordan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Miss F.H. Thomson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0533, Page 016

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  1. A Banshee

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    Long ago the people believed in banshees. A story was told of three men going home from rambling across the fields.
    At a place called Newtown they saw a little woman combing her hair on a rock. They thought she was a real woman and went over to her. When she saw them coming she ran away and left her comb behind her.
    The men examined it and left it back again. When they came out in the morning they saw the comb broken on the rock. They believed she was a banshee and when she found they touched it she broke it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. banshees (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edwina Williams
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghjordan, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs R.A. Williams
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 49
    Address
    Cloghjordan, Co. Tipperary