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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 154

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  3. XML “Customs Connected with the Hatching of Eggs”
  4. XML “The Banshee”

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  1. Customs Connected with the Hatching of Eggs (continued)

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  2. The Banshee

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    In years gone by the people believed in the Banshee crying after old Irish families such as the O'Sheas Mulvihill, Malones, Reillys, Tooles Farrells and Feeneys.
    She was heard crying from dusk until day-break by the edge of a river. Some years ago a party of women would go to the wake for the purpose of crying. Each
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