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School: Cluain Uí Chuinn (roll number 5844)

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Cluain Uí Choinn, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Mícheál Mac Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 315

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    “November's night was especially connected with movements of the fairies.”

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    there before or since.
    The banshee was described to me once as a little woman dressed in a white cap and borders and a black cloak down to the ground. She appeared around some houses at nightfall but only certain people could see or hear her.
    Only the "great" families were visited by the Banshee and her crying was a sign of a death of a member of the family.
    Flanagans of Tomona and the Kellys of Rathcroghan were two families reputed to have a banshee.

    F. McGlynn
    Rathcroghan
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
        1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
    2. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
        1. Oíche Shamhna (~934)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    F. Mc Glynn
    Age
    75
    Address
    Ráth Cruachan, Co. Ros Comáin