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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776C, Page 01_007

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    My uncle Tom told me that when Granny was dying that the Banshee was crying for weeks before. When she began to cry first she is a long way off in the fields and she keeps coming nearer and when my grandmother died she cried out side the door. Several other people heard her and Mr Reilly heard he and he
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. banshees (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tim Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corbally, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Tom
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male