School: Ballinvally (C.) (roll number 932)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Nic Shiomóin
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- This is a true story. Mary Leonard of Sheepstown Delvin was working in Clonmellon. One night at about 8 oclock she had to go out to get some coal. When she went out to where the coal was she heard strange crying & she thought it was some children. She went in & told the priest (She worked in his house) The priest went out & when he heard the crying, he said "That's the banshee" Then they went in & no sooner were they in than a wire came to say that the priests mother was dead. The people said the banshee came to warn him about his mother.
- Collector
- Eileen O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moyleroe Little, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Brigid Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moyleroe Little, Co. Westmeath
