School: Cora Finne (C.) (roll number 12908)
- Location:
- Corrofin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)which almost cost him his life. When asked by anybody what was wrong with his hand his only reply was the fairies. For some time he suffered dreadful agony until he was advised to go to a certain Friar who relieved him of the pain but the hand remained deformed until he died six months ago.
- On the last occasion the Banshee lonely wail was heard around Corofin was about thirty years ago. An old woman named Brazil was being waked. The house where she lived was small and a large crowd collected to the wake. Some of the men were standing out on the street when they heard the lonely wail at midnight in the direction of Loughaun.
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- Collector
- Peggy Cullinan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Pat Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Corrofin, Co. Clare