School: Drinagh (roll number 10664)

Location:
Drinagh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Cróinín
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    the field in which the lios was. He was walking very fast as he was passing the lios.
    He tripped over the stump of an old (three) tree and broke his leg. It was (a) his niece that found him as she was coming back. When he was taken home his wife was terrified because she had heard an awful [?] and she never knew something had happened.
    The old man was put to bed and after a week he died. Three nights before he died his wife and niece heard the Banshee's wail and they questioned the old man if he heard the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Margaret Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female