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Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland. London: John Murray,moncler sale, 1828.
Dublin University Magazine, vol. 14.
What is a Banshee?
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Throughout Irish history there have been many stories and tales about the fairy-folk. Many in Ireland still believe in the fairy-folk, while many view them as just fiction and mythology. No matter how they are viewed, the fanciful stories about the fairy-folk make for a rich cultural heritage. Much like the leprechaun, the banshee is a part of Irish culture that is widely discussed and known throughout the world.
A banshee will often resemble a beautiful woman of the family who has died in the past, but,Christian Louboutin, more often than not she will resemble an old, haggard woman. The banshee is usually dressed in white garments; she wears a grave-dress and has long white hair that reaches to her ankles. She will appear up to several weeks before a death and will visit nightly until the death occurs.
Whether it be the banshee or the leprechaun,Cheap Christian Louboutin, or the heroic tales of Finn mac Cumhaill, Irish culture has some intriguing mythology and folk tales surrounding it. While every country has its own folklore, for some reason, more than those of many other countries, the folk tales of Ireland seem to capture imaginations the world over. The story of the banshee is no exception.
Irish Fairy-Folk
According to Lady Francesca Sperenza Wilde,cheap moncler jackets, the banshee “may be seen at night as a shrouded woman, crouched beneath the trees,Kanye West Louis Vuitton Shoes, lamenting with veiled face, or flying past in the moonlight, crying bitterly; and the cry of thus spirit is mournful beyond all other sounds on earth.”. The cry of the banshee was also described by William Pulleyn in The Etymological Compendium, as "supernatural."
Banshee Appears as an Old Woman
Wilde, Francesca Speranza Wilde. Ancient Legends,Jimmy Choo Shoes,Kanye West Louis Vuitton Shoe, Mystic Charms and Supersititions of Ireland. Boston: Ticknor & Co., 1887.
A banshee is a female fairy. The name itself literally means "woman fairy"; ban = woman or female,moncler jacket,Air Yeezy Shoes, shee (from sheehaugh) = fairy. Interestingly, the name of the goddess Venus also comes from the root ban/van. The banshee is also considered to be a "spirit of death."
Banshees have been widely written about by everyone from Oscar Wilde's mother to W.B. Yeats. Each writer has a different view of the banshee but there is one similarity in all accounts; the appearance of a banshee foretells the imminent death of a member of a family. She only appears to announce the death of an important person or one who belongs to an old and aristocratic Irish family; one banshee is said to follow a family through many generations and even to different continents.
Pulleyn, William. Etymological Compendium, or Portfolio of Origins and Inventions. 2nd. ed. London: Thomas Tegg, 1830.
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Yeats,discount moncler,Air Yeezys, W. B. Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry. London: Walter Scott, 1888.
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