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School: Banahoe

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Banagher, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
A. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 123

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 123

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  1. Feats of Strength (continued)

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  2. The Bean Sí

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    There is strong local belief in the bean- sidhe. It is claimed that she is still heard frequently before or after some death especially an unexpected death. There are certain families which she cries for. "She always comes for them Dowds" When Barney Dowd died she was seen on the street outside his house and was heard crying. The Callaghans and the Gaffneys are other families which she comes for. A bean-side is like a tall woman dressed in white. She once came into a house where a dance
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