School: Málainn (roll number 13949)
- Location:
- Malin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eilís Nic Uilcín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1124, Page 286
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- (continued from previous page)Then this man became poorer than he ever was before.
- One Halloween night, William Doherty Killourt Malin Head, was on his way home, when he was started by a sudden noise of laughter. Then a tall woman appeared from behind a hill laughing loudly. This woman was a fairy.
- Hugh Doherty, William Doherty's son heard a banshee crying mournfully. It could be heard for far around.
Shortly after this his father died. It is said that a banshee crying is a sure sign of a death. - Collector
- Sadie Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Hugh Doherty
- Gender
- Male
