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a woman who screams so you don't have to schedule the funeral.
means In Irish folklore, a female spirit whose wailing cry foretells an imminent death in the family; figuratively, anyone who shrieks at piercing volume.
from From Irish bean sí, literally "woman of the fairy mound" — bean meaning "woman" and sí (or sídhe) the fairy folk who were said to dwell in ancient burial mounds across Ireland. English borrowed her, keening and all, in the 18th century.
- name meaning
- From Irish 'bean sídhe', woman of the fairy mound.
- family loyalty
- Wails only for certain ancient Irish bloodlines.
- the comb
- Folklore warns never to pick up her dropped comb.
- forms vary
- Appears as young maiden, matron, or hag.
- multiple mourners
- Several keening at once foretold a holy death.
for instance
banshee of beara — irish folklore spirit associated with the beara peninsula, county cork, said to wail before deaths in certain families
banshee of glen veagh — specific banshee entity in county donegal, ireland, documented in local folklore and oral traditions