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BANSHEE

Bean Sí, Ben Síde, Bean Sidhe, Ben Sith

The banshee is a female spirit from Irish folklore who heralds death with her wailing and keening. Although in more modern tales she is a general harbinger of death or an evil spirit that hunts and kills her victims with her terrifying screams or red-eyed stare, she is actually bound to the descendants of the pure Milesian stock of Ireland (surnames prefixed with O' and Mac), and it is even said that each family has its own banshee. She is connected to the mounds of earth scattered about the Irish countryside, that are known as Tumuli. These Tumuli traditionally covered graves and were said to be home to spirits of the dead. She can appear in many forms, ranging from a sweet singing virgin, to a withered hag, however no sooner than she is spotted, she will vanish into a cloud of mist, which is accompanied by a noise akin to that of a birds flapping its wings. Although she is closely linked to death, the Banshees does not herself cause death, but only serve as a warning of its approach. There are tales of her throughout history, where she appears throughout Ireland and Scotland, even with references to her in Norman litrature

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BANSHEE

Bean Sí, Ben Síde, Bean Sidhe, Ben Sith

The banshee is a female spirit from Irish folklore who heralds death with her wailing and keening. Although in more modern tales she is a general harbinger of death or an evil spirit that hunts and kills her victims with her terrifying screams or red-eyed stare, she is actually bound to the descendants of the pure Milesian stock of Ireland (surnames prefixed with O' and Mac), and it is even said that each family has its own banshee. She is connected to the mounds of earth scattered about the Irish countryside, that are known as Tumuli. These Tumuli traditionally covered graves and were said to be home to spirits of the dead. She can appear in many forms, ranging from a sweet singing virgin, to a withered hag, however no sooner than she is spotted, she will vanish into a cloud of mist, which is accompanied by a noise akin to that of a birds flapping its wings. Although she is closely linked to death, the Banshees does not herself cause death, but only serve as a warning of its approach. There are tales of her throughout history, where she appears throughout Ireland and Scotland, even with references to her in Norman litrature

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