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School: Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
P. Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 189

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 189

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  1. The Dead Man's Hill (continued)

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    the house said they saw no pig at all. There was no back-door in the house, and he distinctly saw him going in. He never got the pig. He always thought the dancers on the slope of the hill were responsible for the pig's disappearance, and that it was a fine for interrupting their dance.
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  2. The Bean Sí

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    About twenty years ago a man from this district named Joe Kelly who is now dead saw an old fairy woman commonly known as the Bean Sidhe. One day he was going to a fair. So he got up at two o' clock in the morning and went into the hills to catch the donkey and have him.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. banshees (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Darcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Patrick Darcy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Magheramore, Co. Offaly