School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)
- Location:
- Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 249
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- (continued from previous page)She wore a long black dress. Her hair was hanging down her back, and she was combing it with a long comb. Henry knew it was the banshee because he heard of her been there before. She followed him to the top of Culroe Hill and she crying away. Henry got tormented with. He turned around and took the comb from her. She followed him home for her comb. When he came to his door he opened it and went inside leaving her in the yard. She told him she would not leave where she was until he gave her comb. Henry said he was not not going to open the door any more that night. The window happened to be down and she told him to hand the comb out the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyjohnboy, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Michael Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyjohnboy, Co. Kilkenny
