School: Birr (Mercy Convent)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sr. Flannan
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- (continued from previous page)thought it was only a cat, but to his surprise it was the "Bean Sidhe". It is said that moment he saw her, he began to get weak and every step he went he was getting weaker, commenced to run, the quicker he ran the "Bean Sidhe" ran quicker too. At last when he came to his own house and as he reached the door he fainted. His Wife carried him into the house, where he recovered in a short time.
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- Informant
- James Tooher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Killyon, Co. Offaly