Ghosts & Spirits ยท Ireland and Celtic folklore
Banshee
A spirit whose keening cry warns that death is near.
Legend File
The Banshee is feared not because she attacks, but because she announces. Her cry, heard before a death in some Irish families, turns sound into prophecy. She can appear as a young woman, a matron, or an old figure washing bloodied clothes, each form making grief feel like a visitor already at the door.
Source Framing
Irish and broader Celtic folklore, especially Gaelic oral tradition.
