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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 188

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    The banshee is a little fairy woman who wails and crys when some people are dying. She dresses in a red cloak and she carries a comb in her hand.
    She usually crys for M's R's & O's
    She cried into my uncles face one night at twelve o'clock he was out in a house playing cards some time after Mammy and his mother died.
    Before Christopher Fox died it cried out side Gormans for him he lived there in former times.
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    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
    Laurie Morton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Morton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath