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Mythical Creatures · Entry
Banshee
Irish Gaelic
“fairy woman”
Where it comes from
bean sí, 'woman of the fairy mound'
The Legend
In Irish folklore, a banshee's wailing cry was believed to foretell a death in a specific family line, often one with a long, storied history.
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