School: Bun Machan
- Teacher: Íde, Bean Uí Chobhthaigh
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- One night a few men were assembled together in a certain house.They were talking away peacefully for some time when all at once they heard a great noise as of a cow bellowing. The man of the house, thinking it was a cow who had entered the farmyard, lit a lantern and went out. Just as he was returning to the house again he saw a figure all dressed in white with long white flowing hair and which was travelling in great speed and every few minutes uttered a most lamentable cry. He came in again and related his great adventure to his companions.They told him it was the Banshee following the dead. The following morning they heard that a neighbour had died suddenly that night so the Banshee was keening the dead.
- Collector
- Annie O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballygarran, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- William O' Connell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballygarran, Co. Waterford
- There once lived a man and his wife who had one child who they loved very much. In the meantime the child's parents died so he was left an orphan. After the death of his parents his aunt came to take care of him. At first she showed great kindness towards the child but as time went on she became cruel and wished to rid herself of the care of him and plotted and planned(continues on next page)
