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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 096

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 096

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    I was trappen rabbits on the Rock of Carrigbyrne, an' I always used to go see my traps about ten o'clock in the night.
    I never believed in ghosts, but wan night I went to a neighbour's house to play cards, and I stayed until a late hour, and I always heard that the Banshee used to come to Lockon Lane.
    So I started off to the rock, and just as I was comin' to the Lockon Lane, I heard the Banshee comin' alright, and I lay under a bush to see her passing.
    She was crying loudly, and she drew very close to me, and I got very frightened and the cawld sweat
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas P. Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Thomas Franklin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    30
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Wexford