School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)
- Location:
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: D. Curtis
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- (continued from previous page)rolled off me with fear.
I lit my lamp and she cried right at the back of the ditch.
Then I heard the quackling of a duck.The Banshee was den in the field.
I shun my light with fear, but to my surprise it was a poor auld fox goin' off with a duck.
I den got up and wiped the sweat off my face.
I believed no more in Banshees or Ghosts.
I continued my journey fearing nothing.Then I reached my traps, and it was half past eleven.
Rabbits were squealin' an' leppin'.
The night was very dark and dismon, but I made my way(continues on next page)- Collector
- Thomas P. Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Thomas Franklin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 30
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Wexford