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School: Cluain (1), Baile an Droichid

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Ss. Ó Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0908, Page 174

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  1. Stories of the Banshee (continued)

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    The Banshee is said to follow certain People and these people are supposed to be decendants of Kings or Queens. People who saw the banshee said she was a bow sized woman with long smooth hair and she was always combing it.
    There was a woman in Mill St, Tullow, named Mrs Doyle who said she saw the Banshee coming down an old lane from a house in which an old woman was dying.
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    History Edit
    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