School: Gowran (C.) (roll number 15366)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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- The Banshee July 16th 1934
One night an old man from the village took the comb from the banshee, and every night for a week she came to his window crying for her comb. The old man did not know what to do, at last he thought of a plan. The next night when the banshee come, he put the comb on a tongs and opened (a)the window and put out the tongs, she then swept the tongs out of his hands.- Collector
- Eileen Hogan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Jack Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny