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School: Moyne (C.) (roll number 13990)

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Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Tháibh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 573

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 573

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  1. Butter-Making (continued)

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    The father and mother started to churn and when they were about twenty minutes churning the butter came on the milk. The whole lot of the family are dead years and there is not a trace of the house to be seen this many a year.
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  2. The Bean Sí

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    The béan side cries after certain families. It is supposed to be a little white woman
    People say that she is not heard in those times A man in Ballyduffy was in his own house one night and his mother was dying and he heard cries on the street. Another man saw the Béan Side a week before a friend of his died.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. banshees (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Joe Gray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr James Gray
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford