School: Drom Loiste (roll number 5113)
- Location:
- Drumlusty, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Seán Ó Maoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 008
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- "The Banshee" is supposed to cry for certain people. Therefore when some families hear the Banshee crying they know that some one is dying belonging to them.
About a half mile from Drumlusty N.S. in the direction of Inniskeen, there are ruins of a dwelling house.
A man named Walshe and his family lived there the time of the '98 Rebellion. His wife died following the "caoining" of the Banshee, and soon afterwards two of his children became ill and died, each death being preceded by the "caoineadh" of the banshee. Soon afterwards another(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Edward Jones
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Rahans, Co. Monaghan
