School: Cluain (1), Baile an Droichid

Location:
Clonmore, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Laochdha
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  1. Long ago there was a man who lived by himself and he was very ill for a long time. One night as a person was going up by his house he heard a thing roaring about the back of the house.
    He had only gone a few perches above the house and he did not know what it was. So the following day some other person told him that the man was dead. Then he told him that he heard a thing roaring last night about the back of his house. He thaught the man might be
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. banshees (~369)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Laurence Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyduff, Co. Carlow