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School: Forgney, Ballymahon (roll number 860)

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Forgney, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Mrs B. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 354

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  1. The Banshee (continued)

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    her that night. The howl was about 11p.m. I went into bed and covered my head.
    My father saw a Banshee sitting under a window sill crying for a person who was dying inside."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. The Banshee

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    The last time the banshee was heard crying in this district was on the occasion of the death of William Burnett (about 4 years ago).
    One dark foggy night, about eleven o'clock, while Burnett was ill, the Banshee's moaning was heard. The cry went on till about three oclock next morning. Many heard it including relatives of the sick man. A week after this, the man died.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. banshees (~369)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Irene Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Forgney, Co. Longford