They do this usually by shrieking, or “keening”. Crofton Croker explains to his readers: “Keening is the Irish term for a ...

her story is a myth rather than a legend. The Banshee has been reimagined in different places over different times. For example, in Ireland she has been known as The Keeling Woman, whereas in ...

“The name of this dreaded attendant is variously pronounced as Banshee, Banshi, and Benshee, being translated by different ...

Amid a hushed studio audience, Byrne announced his next guest was going to talk about the banshee, a particular type of phantom known in traditional Irish belief. Alone in the house and terrified ...

Depictions of Irish folklore in horror have historically been less about Ireland and more about innumerable leprechauns and banshees who bear little resemblance to their mythological origins.