Episode 90: The Legend of the Banshee
She has a scream that makes the blood of Irish families run cold. She’s not just any regular ghost out to haunt and fright. Her howl comes with a warning, of the inevitable fate that awaits those who may hear it. Is this a simple bit of folklore or should we heed the warnings of her cry as a centuries old harbinger of death. This week’s episode is The Legend of the Banshee.
SOURCES
https://www.libraryireland.com/articles/IrishFuneralCryDPJ1-31/index.php
https://irishfolklore.wordpress.com/tag/banshee-comb/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee
https://www.celtic-weddingrings.com/celtic-mythology/legend-of-the-banshee
https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-irish-mythology-banshee-170287
Book: Alleged Counterparts of the Banshee by Elliot O'Donnell: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Alleged_Counterparts_of_the_Banshee/iPmwH2fxtXAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=banshee&pg=PT10&printsec=frontcover
Book: Fairy legends and traditions of the south of Ireland By Thomas Crofton Croker
https://books.google.com/books?id=StkDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=sir+walter+scott+banshee&source=bl&ots=EKxXthIAMl&sig=ACfU3U0Pb_1qkYh2GE9grleszm2X0Nub8A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjHipW5qJroAhVRS6wKHQZZBCQQ6AEwDXoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=sir%20walter%20scott%20banshee&f=false
Book: The Banshee by Elliott O'Donnell https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Banshee/RxfDDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=banshee&printsec=frontcover
Book: Irish Wonders by D. R. McAnally, Jr.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19486/19486-h/19486-h.html#toc53
Book: Celtic Culture, a Historical Encyclopedia by John T. Koch
https://books.google.com/books?id=f899xH_quaMC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=banshee+protector+of+noble+land&source=bl&ots=p1ZxgbArZI&sig=ACfU3U2UWG6e1Q5Hv3KtjYFk1fqIEHCi7w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwjKjot4zoAhUSSq0KHXSnAbAQ6AEwAHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=banshee%20protector%20of%20noble%20land&f=false
