School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 029
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- (continued from previous page)went off in a big cloud. The priest sent her to hell, and the priest said to the boy "now my dear boy as long as you live and are able to go out let you never force your friendship on anybody" The priest and the boy started home again on horse-back and when they had gone a distance of the road the horse fell and broke his neck.
- Once upon a time there was a family and it was said that the "Banshee" used to follow the family and that when any of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Rose Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rappareehill, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mike Cavana
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Cloonfore, Co. Longford
