School: Island Parish
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Seán Ó Móráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0805, Page 455
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- (continued from previous page)middle of the day and she ran out into Walshe's field. She never sings but she only cries.
- The Bean Sí was often seen in this locality. She is known to cry after some peoples death and was often heard She was (seen) seen one night in Kilpatrick crossing the fields by my father. She was wearing a grey shawl on her head. He did not know who she was and as he was coming up close to her she she threw off the shawl from her head and then he knew who she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Richard Bracken
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Joseph Bracken
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Offaly
