The Banshee is still believed in by certain families in Shramore [sic].
The Banshee is an omen of an approaching death.
It is believed locally that the banshee cries for two local families in Shramore, namely the Conways and the McManamons.
The same two families are notable for hearing the banshee, or seeing funerals.
It
is believed in other parts of the districts adjoining that the banshee
also follows the Mc.s and the O.s, such as McDonnells, the O'Donnells, and
O'Malleys.
From the National Folklore Collection, UCD.
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Saturday, 18 March 2017
Sunday, 12 March 2017
Caherrobert, County Mayo
It is said that there was a Bean Sidhe in the village of Cross one time.
This Bean Sidhe would steal everything she could find from the people
of the village.
Every night she used to go to the graveyard wailing. The people of the village were very much afraid of her. Every one in the village would be indoors before twelve o'clock at night.
One of the men of the village said he would go to the graveyard and see was it the Bean Sidhe, who was stealing the things from the people. When he went to the graveyard who was the Bean Sidhe but one of the women of the village. She was making them afraid by her crying, and was stealing all the things from the people.
From the National Folklore Collection, UCD.
Every night she used to go to the graveyard wailing. The people of the village were very much afraid of her. Every one in the village would be indoors before twelve o'clock at night.
One of the men of the village said he would go to the graveyard and see was it the Bean Sidhe, who was stealing the things from the people. When he went to the graveyard who was the Bean Sidhe but one of the women of the village. She was making them afraid by her crying, and was stealing all the things from the people.
From the National Folklore Collection, UCD.
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