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Substantial evidence points toward banshees being members of the fairy folk rather than human ghosts. The very etymology of bean sí explicitly links these beings to the sídhe, the fairy folk who dwell in the ancient mounds and hills of Ireland. #banshees https://fairyland.blog/post/812323096845549568/banshees-fairies-not-ghosts-on-the-other-hand

Substantial evidence points toward banshees being members of the fairy folk rather than human ghosts. The very etymology of bean sí explicitly links these beings to the sídhe, the fairy folk who dwell in the ancient mounds and hills of Ireland. #banshees https://fairyland.blog/post/812323096845549568/banshees-fairies-not-ghosts-on-the-other-hand

Substantial evidence points toward banshees being members of the fairy folk rather than human ghosts. The very etymology of bean sí explicitly links these beings to the sídhe, the fairy folk who dwell in the ancient mounds and hills of Ireland. #banshees https://fairyland.blog/post/812323096845549568/banshees-fairies-not-ghosts-on-the-other-hand

@Starcade It's hard for me to come up with a list of movies that I "hate" or that are my "least favorites" because I usually pre-select them out so that I do not end up watching any such movies.

For me, the list would be :movies that I started to watch but couldn't finish" (which are movies that I usually turn off w/in the 1st 10-15 minutes).

Off the top of my head these are a few of them:

1) #GrandBudapestHotel (2014)
2) #InBruges (2008) not sure I could watch #Banshees but not this one.
3) #Her (2013)
4) #AfterYang (2021)
5) #HomeAlone (1990)
6) #OBrotherWhereArtThou (2000)
7) #MenWhoStareAtGoats (2009)
8) #TheTerminal (2004)
9) #TicketToParadise (2022)
10) #BillyMadison (1995)

It's no surprise that certain actors are featured in more than one of these but that doesn't mean I don't like other movies of theirs.

There is also a long list of movies that I like (or at least don't hate) that I've seen & rewatched in their entirely many times over. 🤷‍♂️

There's no accounting for "taste." 😉

@Starcade It's hard for me to come up with a list of movies that I "hate" or that are my "least favorites" because I usually pre-select them out so that I do not end up watching any such movies.

For me, the list would be :movies that I started to watch but couldn't finish" (which are movies that I usually turn off w/in the 1st 10-15 minutes).

Off the top of my head these are a few of them:

1) #GrandBudapestHotel (2014)
2) #InBruges (2008) not sure I could watch #Banshees but not this one.
3) #Her (2013)
4) #AfterYang (2021)
5) #HomeAlone (1990)
6) #OBrotherWhereArtThou (2000)
7) #MenWhoStareAtGoats (2009)
8) #TheTerminal (2004)
9) #TicketToParadise (2022)
10) #BillyMadison (1995)

It's no surprise that certain actors are featured in more than one of these but that doesn't mean I don't like other movies of theirs.

There is also a long list of movies that I like (or at least don't hate) that I've seen & rewatched in their entirely many times over. 🤷‍♂️

There's no accounting for "taste." 😉

@Starcade It's hard for me to come up with a list of movies that I "hate" or that are my "least favorites" because I usually pre-select them out so that I do not end up watching any such movies.

For me, the list would be :movies that I started to watch but couldn't finish" (which are movies that I usually turn off w/in the 1st 10-15 minutes).

Off the top of my head these are a few of them:

1) #GrandBudapestHotel (2014)
2) #InBruges (2008) not sure I could watch #Banshees but not this one.
3) #Her (2013)
4) #AfterYang (2021)
5) #HomeAlone (1990)
6) #OBrotherWhereArtThou (2000)
7) #MenWhoStareAtGoats (2009)
8) #TheTerminal (2004)
9) #TicketToParadise (2022)
10) #BillyMadison (1995)

It's no surprise that certain actors are featured in more than one of these but that doesn't mean I don't like other movies of theirs.

There is also a long list of movies that I like (or at least don't hate) that I've seen & rewatched in their entirely many times over. 🤷‍♂️

There's no accounting for "taste." 😉

@Starcade It's hard for me to come up with a list of movies that I "hate" or that are my "least favorites" because I usually pre-select them out so that I do not end up watching any such movies.

For me, the list would be :movies that I started to watch but couldn't finish" (which are movies that I usually turn off w/in the 1st 10-15 minutes).

Off the top of my head these are a few of them:

1) #GrandBudapestHotel (2014)
2) #InBruges (2008) not sure I could watch #Banshees but not this one.
3) #Her (2013)
4) #AfterYang (2021)
5) #HomeAlone (1990)
6) #OBrotherWhereArtThou (2000)
7) #MenWhoStareAtGoats (2009)
8) #TheTerminal (2004)
9) #TicketToParadise (2022)
10) #BillyMadison (1995)

It's no surprise that certain actors are featured in more than one of these but that doesn't mean I don't like other movies of theirs.

There is also a long list of movies that I like (or at least don't hate) that I've seen & rewatched in their entirely many times over. 🤷‍♂️

There's no accounting for "taste." 😉

The banshee in Irish folklore straddles the realms of ghosts and fairies, often seen as a spirit warning of impending death. #banshees #ghosts #fairies https://youtu.be/re_gM4soeKI?si=6PZda5xtgXMPmHk-

The banshee in Irish folklore straddles the realms of ghosts and fairies, often seen as a spirit warning of impending death. #banshees #ghosts #fairies https://youtu.be/re_gM4soeKI?si=6PZda5xtgXMPmHk-

The banshee in Irish folklore straddles the realms of ghosts and fairies, often seen as a spirit warning of impending death. #banshees #ghosts #fairies https://youtu.be/re_gM4soeKI?si=6PZda5xtgXMPmHk-

Does a banshee banshit in the woods?

#banshees #banshit #woods

Does a banshee banshit in the woods?

#banshees #banshit #woods

Does a banshee banshit in the woods?

#banshees #banshit #woods

Does a banshee banshit in the woods?

#banshees #banshit #woods

Banshees

A banshee (Bean si in Modern Irish & ben side, in Old Irish, meaning “woman of the fairy mound,” or “fairy woman”) is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member. She usually does this by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition. This is known to have taken place in Ireland & Scotland.

Banshees are strongly associated with specific Irish families. The belief is that the banshee is a family spirit attached to a particular lineage. Her mournful wail/cry is heard only by family members as a warning of an imminent death.

Another of the banshee characteristics is their unwavering attachment to certain Gaelic families such as the O’Neills, O’Brians, O’Connors, O’Grady, & Kavanaghs, among others. Some traditions hold that the banshee is the ghost. This is perhaps a mother of a famous poet/singer from the family who died tragically. In this sense, she’s an ancestral spirit tied to the bloodline & the land.

She appears or is heard only to mourn & warn the family of an impending death. Often before anyone has received news of it. This direct, specific role makes her an inherently familiar guardian or omen for that clan/family.

They aren’t family pets, the banshees presence is a known, if terrifying, part of the family’s history & destiny, linking her fate to theirs across generations.

A banshee is an autonomous entity, a powerful fairy-woman (bean sidhe) or ghost, isn’t under the control of any living person.

Sometimes she has long streaming hair, which she may be seen combing, with some legends specifying she can only be keen while combing her hair. She wears a gray cloak over a green dress. Her eyes are red from continual weeping. She’s sometimes dressed in white with red hair & a ghastly complexion.

In Ireland & parts of Scotland, a traditional part of mourning is the keening woman (bean chaointe), who wails a lament. This keening woman may be a professional, in some cases. The best Keeners would be in high demand.

Irish legends talks about a lament being sung by a fairy woman, or banshee. She would sing it when a family member died or was about to die. Even if the person had died far away & news of their death hasn’t come yet. In those cases, her wailing would be the 1st warning the household had of the death.

The banshee is also a predictor of death. If someone is about to enter a situation where it’s unlikely they’ll come out alive, she’ll warn people by screaming/wailing. This gives rise to the banshee also being known as a wailing woman. The banshee was also linked with the death coach. The banshee is said to either summon the death coach with her keening or travel in tandem with it.

When several banshees show up at 1 time, it usually indicates the death of someone holy or great. The story sometimes tells that the woman (though called a fairy) was a ghost. She’s often a specific murdered woman, or a man who passed away in childbirth.

In some parts of Leinster, she’s referred to as the bean chaointe or ban nigheachain (“little washerwoman”) or nigheag na h-ath (“little washer at the ford”). She’s seen washing bloodstained clothes or armor of those who are about to die.

In Welsh folklore, there’s also a similar being known as the cyhyraeth. The cyhyraeth gives a disembodied moaning voice before the person’s passing.

Some sources suggest that the banshees Laments only the descendants of pure Milesian stock of Ireland. The Milesians were the final race to settle in Ireland. The original belief appears to be associated with a number of ancient Irish families. According to tradition, a banshee wouldn’t lament or visit someone of Saxon or Norman descent or those who came to Ireland later.

Most, not all, of the last names associated with banshees have the “O” or “Mc/Mac” prefix. That means people with the last names of Goidelic origin. This means a family native to the Insular Celtic lands. Rather than those of the Norse, Anglo-Saxon, or Norman.

There are some exceptions to the banshee lore. A banshee may lament a person who’s been gifted with music & song.

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Banshees

A banshee (Bean si in Modern Irish & ben side, in Old Irish, meaning “woman of the fairy mound,” or “fairy woman”) is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member. She usually does this by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition. This is known to have taken place in Ireland & Scotland.

Banshees are strongly associated with specific Irish families. The belief is that the banshee is a family spirit attached to a particular lineage. Her mournful wail/cry is heard only by family members as a warning of an imminent death.

Another of the banshee characteristics is their unwavering attachment to certain Gaelic families such as the O’Neills, O’Brians, O’Connors, O’Grady, & Kavanaghs, among others. Some traditions hold that the banshee is the ghost. This is perhaps a mother of a famous poet/singer from the family who died tragically. In this sense, she’s an ancestral spirit tied to the bloodline & the land.

She appears or is heard only to mourn & warn the family of an impending death. Often before anyone has received news of it. This direct, specific role makes her an inherently familiar guardian or omen for that clan/family.

They aren’t family pets, the banshees presence is a known, if terrifying, part of the family’s history & destiny, linking her fate to theirs across generations.

A banshee is an autonomous entity, a powerful fairy-woman (bean sidhe) or ghost, isn’t under the control of any living person.

Sometimes she has long streaming hair, which she may be seen combing, with some legends specifying she can only be keen while combing her hair. She wears a gray cloak over a green dress. Her eyes are red from continual weeping. She’s sometimes dressed in white with red hair & a ghastly complexion.

In Ireland & parts of Scotland, a traditional part of mourning is the keening woman (bean chaointe), who wails a lament. This keening woman may be a professional, in some cases. The best Keeners would be in high demand.

Irish legends talks about a lament being sung by a fairy woman, or banshee. She would sing it when a family member died or was about to die. Even if the person had died far away & news of their death hasn’t come yet. In those cases, her wailing would be the 1st warning the household had of the death.

The banshee is also a predictor of death. If someone is about to enter a situation where it’s unlikely they’ll come out alive, she’ll warn people by screaming/wailing. This gives rise to the banshee also being known as a wailing woman. The banshee was also linked with the death coach. The banshee is said to either summon the death coach with her keening or travel in tandem with it.

When several banshees show up at 1 time, it usually indicates the death of someone holy or great. The story sometimes tells that the woman (though called a fairy) was a ghost. She’s often a specific murdered woman, or a man who passed away in childbirth.

In some parts of Leinster, she’s referred to as the bean chaointe or ban nigheachain (“little washerwoman”) or nigheag na h-ath (“little washer at the ford”). She’s seen washing bloodstained clothes or armor of those who are about to die.

In Welsh folklore, there’s also a similar being known as the cyhyraeth. The cyhyraeth gives a disembodied moaning voice before the person’s passing.

Some sources suggest that the banshees Laments only the descendants of pure Milesian stock of Ireland. The Milesians were the final race to settle in Ireland. The original belief appears to be associated with a number of ancient Irish families. According to tradition, a banshee wouldn’t lament or visit someone of Saxon or Norman descent or those who came to Ireland later.

Most, not all, of the last names associated with banshees have the “O” or “Mc/Mac” prefix. That means people with the last names of Goidelic origin. This means a family native to the Insular Celtic lands. Rather than those of the Norse, Anglo-Saxon, or Norman.

There are some exceptions to the banshee lore. A banshee may lament a person who’s been gifted with music & song.

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#AngloSaxon #BanNigheachain #Banshees #BeanChaointe #BeanNighe #BeanSi #beanSidhe #BenSide #Celtic #Cyhyraeth #DeathCoach #Gaelic #Goidelic #InsularCeltic #Ireland #IrishFolklore #Kavanaghs #keening #KeeningWoman #Milesian #ModernIrish #Norman #Norse #OBrians #OConnors #OGrady #ONeills #OldIrish #Poet #Saxon #Scotland #ScottishFolklore #Singer #WelshFolklore

Banshees

A banshee (Bean si in Modern Irish & ben side, in Old Irish, meaning “woman of the fairy mound,” or “fairy woman”) is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member. She usually does this by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition. This is known to have taken place in Ireland & Scotland.

Banshees are strongly associated with specific Irish families. The belief is that the banshee is a family spirit attached to a particular lineage. Her mournful wail/cry is heard only by family members as a warning of an imminent death.

Another of the banshee characteristics is their unwavering attachment to certain Gaelic families such as the O’Neills, O’Brians, O’Connors, O’Grady, & Kavanaghs, among others. Some traditions hold that the banshee is the ghost. This is perhaps a mother of a famous poet/singer from the family who died tragically. In this sense, she’s an ancestral spirit tied to the bloodline & the land.

She appears or is heard only to mourn & warn the family of an impending death. Often before anyone has received news of it. This direct, specific role makes her an inherently familiar guardian or omen for that clan/family.

They aren’t family pets, the banshees presence is a known, if terrifying, part of the family’s history & destiny, linking her fate to theirs across generations.

A banshee is an autonomous entity, a powerful fairy-woman (bean sidhe) or ghost, isn’t under the control of any living person.

Sometimes she has long streaming hair, which she may be seen combing, with some legends specifying she can only be keen while combing her hair. She wears a gray cloak over a green dress. Her eyes are red from continual weeping. She’s sometimes dressed in white with red hair & a ghastly complexion.

In Ireland & parts of Scotland, a traditional part of mourning is the keening woman (bean chaointe), who wails a lament. This keening woman may be a professional, in some cases. The best Keeners would be in high demand.

Irish legends talks about a lament being sung by a fairy woman, or banshee. She would sing it when a family member died or was about to die. Even if the person had died far away & news of their death hasn’t come yet. In those cases, her wailing would be the 1st warning the household had of the death.

The banshee is also a predictor of death. If someone is about to enter a situation where it’s unlikely they’ll come out alive, she’ll warn people by screaming/wailing. This gives rise to the banshee also being known as a wailing woman. The banshee was also linked with the death coach. The banshee is said to either summon the death coach with her keening or travel in tandem with it.

When several banshees show up at 1 time, it usually indicates the death of someone holy or great. The story sometimes tells that the woman (though called a fairy) was a ghost. She’s often a specific murdered woman, or a man who passed away in childbirth.

In some parts of Leinster, she’s referred to as the bean chaointe or ban nigheachain (“little washerwoman”) or nigheag na h-ath (“little washer at the ford”). She’s seen washing bloodstained clothes or armor of those who are about to die.

In Welsh folklore, there’s also a similar being known as the cyhyraeth. The cyhyraeth gives a disembodied moaning voice before the person’s passing.

Some sources suggest that the banshees Laments only the descendants of pure Milesian stock of Ireland. The Milesians were the final race to settle in Ireland. The original belief appears to be associated with a number of ancient Irish families. According to tradition, a banshee wouldn’t lament or visit someone of Saxon or Norman descent or those who came to Ireland later.

Most, not all, of the last names associated with banshees have the “O” or “Mc/Mac” prefix. That means people with the last names of Goidelic origin. This means a family native to the Insular Celtic lands. Rather than those of the Norse, Anglo-Saxon, or Norman.

There are some exceptions to the banshee lore. A banshee may lament a person who’s been gifted with music & song.

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#AngloSaxon #BanNigheachain #Banshees #BeanChaointe #BeanNighe #BeanSi #beanSidhe #BenSide #Celtic #Cyhyraeth #DeathCoach #Gaelic #Goidelic #InsularCeltic #Ireland #IrishFolklore #Kavanaghs #keening #KeeningWoman #Milesian #ModernIrish #Norman #Norse #OBrians #OConnors #OGrady #ONeills #OldIrish #Poet #Saxon #Scotland #ScottishFolklore #Singer #WelshFolklore

Banshees

A banshee (Bean si in Modern Irish & ben side, in Old Irish, meaning “woman of the fairy mound,” or “fairy woman”) is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member. She usually does this by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition. This is known to have taken place in Ireland & Scotland.

Banshees are strongly associated with specific Irish families. The belief is that the banshee is a family spirit attached to a particular lineage. Her mournful wail/cry is heard only by family members as a warning of an imminent death.

Another of the banshee characteristics is their unwavering attachment to certain Gaelic families such as the O’Neills, O’Brians, O’Connors, O’Grady, & Kavanaghs, among others. Some traditions hold that the banshee is the ghost. This is perhaps a mother of a famous poet/singer from the family who died tragically. In this sense, she’s an ancestral spirit tied to the bloodline & the land.

She appears or is heard only to mourn & warn the family of an impending death. Often before anyone has received news of it. This direct, specific role makes her an inherently familiar guardian or omen for that clan/family.

They aren’t family pets, the banshees presence is a known, if terrifying, part of the family’s history & destiny, linking her fate to theirs across generations.

A banshee is an autonomous entity, a powerful fairy-woman (bean sidhe) or ghost, isn’t under the control of any living person.

Sometimes she has long streaming hair, which she may be seen combing, with some legends specifying she can only be keen while combing her hair. She wears a gray cloak over a green dress. Her eyes are red from continual weeping. She’s sometimes dressed in white with red hair & a ghastly complexion.

In Ireland & parts of Scotland, a traditional part of mourning is the keening woman (bean chaointe), who wails a lament. This keening woman may be a professional, in some cases. The best Keeners would be in high demand.

Irish legends talks about a lament being sung by a fairy woman, or banshee. She would sing it when a family member died or was about to die. Even if the person had died far away & news of their death hasn’t come yet. In those cases, her wailing would be the 1st warning the household had of the death.

The banshee is also a predictor of death. If someone is about to enter a situation where it’s unlikely they’ll come out alive, she’ll warn people by screaming/wailing. This gives rise to the banshee also being known as a wailing woman. The banshee was also linked with the death coach. The banshee is said to either summon the death coach with her keening or travel in tandem with it.

When several banshees show up at 1 time, it usually indicates the death of someone holy or great. The story sometimes tells that the woman (though called a fairy) was a ghost. She’s often a specific murdered woman, or a man who passed away in childbirth.

In some parts of Leinster, she’s referred to as the bean chaointe or ban nigheachain (“little washerwoman”) or nigheag na h-ath (“little washer at the ford”). She’s seen washing bloodstained clothes or armor of those who are about to die.

In Welsh folklore, there’s also a similar being known as the cyhyraeth. The cyhyraeth gives a disembodied moaning voice before the person’s passing.

Some sources suggest that the banshees Laments only the descendants of pure Milesian stock of Ireland. The Milesians were the final race to settle in Ireland. The original belief appears to be associated with a number of ancient Irish families. According to tradition, a banshee wouldn’t lament or visit someone of Saxon or Norman descent or those who came to Ireland later.

Most, not all, of the last names associated with banshees have the “O” or “Mc/Mac” prefix. That means people with the last names of Goidelic origin. This means a family native to the Insular Celtic lands. Rather than those of the Norse, Anglo-Saxon, or Norman.

There are some exceptions to the banshee lore. A banshee may lament a person who’s been gifted with music & song.

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#AngloSaxon #BanNigheachain #Banshees #BeanChaointe #BeanNighe #BeanSi #beanSidhe #BenSide #Celtic #Cyhyraeth #DeathCoach #Gaelic #Goidelic #InsularCeltic #Ireland #IrishFolklore #Kavanaghs #keening #KeeningWoman #Milesian #ModernIrish #Norman #Norse #OBrians #OConnors #OGrady #ONeills #OldIrish #Poet #Saxon #Scotland #ScottishFolklore #Singer #WelshFolklore

Banshees

A banshee (Bean si in Modern Irish & ben side, in Old Irish, meaning “woman of the fairy mound,” or “fairy woman”) is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member. She usually does this by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition. This is known to have taken place in Ireland & Scotland.

Banshees are strongly associated with specific Irish families. The belief is that the banshee is a family spirit attached to a particular lineage. Her mournful wail/cry is heard only by family members as a warning of an imminent death.

Another of the banshee characteristics is their unwavering attachment to certain Gaelic families such as the O’Neills, O’Brians, O’Connors, O’Grady, & Kavanaghs, among others. Some traditions hold that the banshee is the ghost. This is perhaps a mother of a famous poet/singer from the family who died tragically. In this sense, she’s an ancestral spirit tied to the bloodline & the land.

She appears or is heard only to mourn & warn the family of an impending death. Often before anyone has received news of it. This direct, specific role makes her an inherently familiar guardian or omen for that clan/family.

They aren’t family pets, the banshees presence is a known, if terrifying, part of the family’s history & destiny, linking her fate to theirs across generations.

A banshee is an autonomous entity, a powerful fairy-woman (bean sidhe) or ghost, isn’t under the control of any living person.

Sometimes she has long streaming hair, which she may be seen combing, with some legends specifying she can only be keen while combing her hair. She wears a gray cloak over a green dress. Her eyes are red from continual weeping. She’s sometimes dressed in white with red hair & a ghastly complexion.

In Ireland & parts of Scotland, a traditional part of mourning is the keening woman (bean chaointe), who wails a lament. This keening woman may be a professional, in some cases. The best Keeners would be in high demand.

Irish legends talks about a lament being sung by a fairy woman, or banshee. She would sing it when a family member died or was about to die. Even if the person had died far away & news of their death hasn’t come yet. In those cases, her wailing would be the 1st warning the household had of the death.

The banshee is also a predictor of death. If someone is about to enter a situation where it’s unlikely they’ll come out alive, she’ll warn people by screaming/wailing. This gives rise to the banshee also being known as a wailing woman. The banshee was also linked with the death coach. The banshee is said to either summon the death coach with her keening or travel in tandem with it.

When several banshees show up at 1 time, it usually indicates the death of someone holy or great. The story sometimes tells that the woman (though called a fairy) was a ghost. She’s often a specific murdered woman, or a man who passed away in childbirth.

In some parts of Leinster, she’s referred to as the bean chaointe or ban nigheachain (“little washerwoman”) or nigheag na h-ath (“little washer at the ford”). She’s seen washing bloodstained clothes or armor of those who are about to die.

In Welsh folklore, there’s also a similar being known as the cyhyraeth. The cyhyraeth gives a disembodied moaning voice before the person’s passing.

Some sources suggest that the banshees Laments only the descendants of pure Milesian stock of Ireland. The Milesians were the final race to settle in Ireland. The original belief appears to be associated with a number of ancient Irish families. According to tradition, a banshee wouldn’t lament or visit someone of Saxon or Norman descent or those who came to Ireland later.

Most, not all, of the last names associated with banshees have the “O” or “Mc/Mac” prefix. That means people with the last names of Goidelic origin. This means a family native to the Insular Celtic lands. Rather than those of the Norse, Anglo-Saxon, or Norman.

There are some exceptions to the banshee lore. A banshee may lament a person who’s been gifted with music & song.

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#AngloSaxon #BanNigheachain #Banshees #BeanChaointe #BeanNighe #BeanSi #beanSidhe #BenSide #Celtic #Cyhyraeth #DeathCoach #Gaelic #Goidelic #InsularCeltic #Ireland #IrishFolklore #Kavanaghs #keening #KeeningWoman #Milesian #ModernIrish #Norman #Norse #OBrians #OConnors #OGrady #ONeills #OldIrish #Poet #Saxon #Scotland #ScottishFolklore #Singer #WelshFolklore

#FairyTaleTuesday ⛰️ #CapeBretonNS
Irish settlers said #Fairies danced on Cape Breton’s barren peaks, hiding gold in rocky hills, while #Banshees wailed on dry ridges, warning of doom.
🧚‍♀️ #FairyTaleFlash ✨

#FairyTaleTuesday ⛰️ #CapeBretonNS
Irish settlers said #Fairies danced on Cape Breton’s barren peaks, hiding gold in rocky hills, while #Banshees wailed on dry ridges, warning of doom.
🧚‍♀️ #FairyTaleFlash ✨

#FairyTaleTuesday ⛰️ #CapeBretonNS
Irish settlers said #Fairies danced on Cape Breton’s barren peaks, hiding gold in rocky hills, while #Banshees wailed on dry ridges, warning of doom.
🧚‍♀️ #FairyTaleFlash ✨

#FairyTaleTuesday ⛰️ #CapeBretonNS
Irish settlers said #Fairies danced on Cape Breton’s barren peaks, hiding gold in rocky hills, while #Banshees wailed on dry ridges, warning of doom.
🧚‍♀️ #FairyTaleFlash ✨

In JUST ONE MONTH I'll be launching my #ecofantasy #novel #CityOfDancingGargoyles from SFWP

Here's where I'll be on the West Coast, East Coast, and online

And of course you can always preorder at http://www.taracampbell.com

#gargoyles #climatechange #scifi #fantasy #alchemy #foundfamily #wolves #dragons #postapocalyptic #quest #roadtrip #magicians #banshees #robots #trees #ghosts #libraries #devils #bonfires #ottomans #dinosaurs #kudzu #jellyfish

In JUST ONE MONTH I'll be launching my #ecofantasy #novel #CityOfDancingGargoyles from SFWP

Here's where I'll be on the West Coast, East Coast, and online

And of course you can always preorder at http://www.taracampbell.com

#gargoyles #climatechange #scifi #fantasy #alchemy #foundfamily #wolves #dragons #postapocalyptic #quest #roadtrip #magicians #banshees #robots #trees #ghosts #libraries #devils #bonfires #ottomans #dinosaurs #kudzu #jellyfish

In JUST ONE MONTH I'll be launching my #ecofantasy #novel #CityOfDancingGargoyles from SFWP

Here's where I'll be on the West Coast, East Coast, and online

And of course you can always preorder at http://www.taracampbell.com

#gargoyles #climatechange #scifi #fantasy #alchemy #foundfamily #wolves #dragons #postapocalyptic #quest #roadtrip #magicians #banshees #robots #trees #ghosts #libraries #devils #bonfires #ottomans #dinosaurs #kudzu #jellyfish

In JUST ONE MONTH I'll be launching my #ecofantasy #novel #CityOfDancingGargoyles from SFWP

Here's where I'll be on the West Coast, East Coast, and online

And of course you can always preorder at http://www.taracampbell.com

#gargoyles #climatechange #scifi #fantasy #alchemy #foundfamily #wolves #dragons #postapocalyptic #quest #roadtrip #magicians #banshees #robots #trees #ghosts #libraries #devils #bonfires #ottomans #dinosaurs #kudzu #jellyfish

In JUST ONE MONTH I'll be launching my #ecofantasy #novel #CityOfDancingGargoyles from SFWP

Here's where I'll be on the West Coast, East Coast, and online

And of course you can always preorder at http://www.taracampbell.com

#gargoyles #climatechange #scifi #fantasy #alchemy #foundfamily #wolves #dragons #postapocalyptic #quest #roadtrip #magicians #banshees #robots #trees #ghosts #libraries #devils #bonfires #ottomans #dinosaurs #kudzu #jellyfish

About (guessing) 12-18 months ago, I first heard a #song from #Siouxsie and the #Banshees. I wasn't impressed. A couple of weeks ago, I heard another and loved it. Now I'm listening to them. Damn. I missed out as a kid. #music

About (guessing) 12-18 months ago, I first heard a #song from #Siouxsie and the #Banshees. I wasn't impressed. A couple of weeks ago, I heard another and loved it. Now I'm listening to them. Damn. I missed out as a kid. #music

About (guessing) 12-18 months ago, I first heard a #song from #Siouxsie and the #Banshees. I wasn't impressed. A couple of weeks ago, I heard another and loved it. Now I'm listening to them. Damn. I missed out as a kid. #music

About (guessing) 12-18 months ago, I first heard a #song from #Siouxsie and the #Banshees. I wasn't impressed. A couple of weeks ago, I heard another and loved it. Now I'm listening to them. Damn. I missed out as a kid. #music

About (guessing) 12-18 months ago, I first heard a #song from #Siouxsie and the #Banshees. I wasn't impressed. A couple of weeks ago, I heard another and loved it. Now I'm listening to them. Damn. I missed out as a kid. #music

#NowPlaying I am currently listening to Placebo Effect by #Siouxsie and the #Banshees from the album Join Hands see #spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3KRbrv6dHumhyyYTu97OqG

#NowPlaying I am currently listening to Placebo Effect by #Siouxsie and the #Banshees from the album Join Hands see #spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3KRbrv6dHumhyyYTu97OqG

#NowPlaying I am currently listening to Placebo Effect by #Siouxsie and the #Banshees from the album Join Hands see #spotify https://open.spotify.com/track/3KRbrv6dHumhyyYTu97OqG

Nua-#CelticSoulJourney in #Ireland: Tobereevul („Well of Aeval”): #Ireland has many ancient goddesses who come into literature and folklore as #Fairy Queens. Among the most famous is #Aeval, connected with the southwestern region of #Munster and specifically with a #airy mount at Killaloe in east Co. Clare, near which a well called Tobereevul (“well of Aeval”) gushes from beneath the crag Craganeevul (“rock of Aeval”); she is also associated with the mountain Slieve Bernaugh, where she was said to have lived. 

Her name means “beautiful” or “the lovely one,” but her behavior was more threatening than loving. Queen of the two-dozen #banshees of the region whose appearance predicted death, she appeared as a Washer at the Ford before disasters like the defeat of the historical hero Brian Boru; she was especially connected with the O’Brien family. Aeval judged the famous Midnight Court of the poet Brian Merriman, in which prudish Irishmen were found guilty of not being satisfactory lovers. Her rival was the sea fairy Clídna, who turned Aeval into a white cat. 

Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` 

5/5 

photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte 

Nua-#CelticSoulJourney in #Ireland: Tobereevul („Well of Aeval”): #Ireland has many ancient goddesses who come into literature and folklore as #Fairy Queens. Among the most famous is #Aeval, connected with the southwestern region of #Munster and specifically with a #airy mount at Killaloe in east Co. Clare, near which a well called Tobereevul (“well of Aeval”) gushes from beneath the crag Craganeevul (“rock of Aeval”); she is also associated with the mountain Slieve Bernaugh, where she was said to have lived. 

Her name means “beautiful” or “the lovely one,” but her behavior was more threatening than loving. Queen of the two-dozen #banshees of the region whose appearance predicted death, she appeared as a Washer at the Ford before disasters like the defeat of the historical hero Brian Boru; she was especially connected with the O’Brien family. Aeval judged the famous Midnight Court of the poet Brian Merriman, in which prudish Irishmen were found guilty of not being satisfactory lovers. Her rival was the sea fairy Clídna, who turned Aeval into a white cat. 

Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` 

5/5 

photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte 

Nua-#CelticSoulJourney in #Ireland: Tobereevul („Well of Aeval”): #Ireland has many ancient goddesses who come into literature and folklore as #Fairy Queens. Among the most famous is #Aeval, connected with the southwestern region of #Munster and specifically with a #airy mount at Killaloe in east Co. Clare, near which a well called Tobereevul (“well of Aeval”) gushes from beneath the crag Craganeevul (“rock of Aeval”); she is also associated with the mountain Slieve Bernaugh, where she was said to have lived. 

Her name means “beautiful” or “the lovely one,” but her behavior was more threatening than loving. Queen of the two-dozen #banshees of the region whose appearance predicted death, she appeared as a Washer at the Ford before disasters like the defeat of the historical hero Brian Boru; she was especially connected with the O’Brien family. Aeval judged the famous Midnight Court of the poet Brian Merriman, in which prudish Irishmen were found guilty of not being satisfactory lovers. Her rival was the sea fairy Clídna, who turned Aeval into a white cat. 

Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` 

5/5 

photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte 

Nua-#CelticSoulJourney in #Ireland: Tobereevul („Well of Aeval”): #Ireland has many ancient goddesses who come into literature and folklore as #Fairy Queens. Among the most famous is #Aeval, connected with the southwestern region of #Munster and specifically with a #airy mount at Killaloe in east Co. Clare, near which a well called Tobereevul (“well of Aeval”) gushes from beneath the crag Craganeevul (“rock of Aeval”); she is also associated with the mountain Slieve Bernaugh, where she was said to have lived. 

Her name means “beautiful” or “the lovely one,” but her behavior was more threatening than loving. Queen of the two-dozen #banshees of the region whose appearance predicted death, she appeared as a Washer at the Ford before disasters like the defeat of the historical hero Brian Boru; she was especially connected with the O’Brien family. Aeval judged the famous Midnight Court of the poet Brian Merriman, in which prudish Irishmen were found guilty of not being satisfactory lovers. Her rival was the sea fairy Clídna, who turned Aeval into a white cat. 

Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` 

5/5 

photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte 

Nua-#CelticSoulJourney in #Ireland: Tobereevul („Well of Aeval”): #Ireland has many ancient goddesses who come into literature and folklore as #Fairy Queens. Among the most famous is #Aeval, connected with the southwestern region of #Munster and specifically with a #airy mount at Killaloe in east Co. Clare, near which a well called Tobereevul (“well of Aeval”) gushes from beneath the crag Craganeevul (“rock of Aeval”); she is also associated with the mountain Slieve Bernaugh, where she was said to have lived. 

Her name means “beautiful” or “the lovely one,” but her behavior was more threatening than loving. Queen of the two-dozen #banshees of the region whose appearance predicted death, she appeared as a Washer at the Ford before disasters like the defeat of the historical hero Brian Boru; she was especially connected with the O’Brien family. Aeval judged the famous Midnight Court of the poet Brian Merriman, in which prudish Irishmen were found guilty of not being satisfactory lovers. Her rival was the sea fairy Clídna, who turned Aeval into a white cat. 

Source: P. Monaghan `Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore` 

5/5 

photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte 

compare https://youtu.be/vgAujpyDyTM "Cities in Dust" by Garbage, released recently, with https://youtu.be/7Ud_wo_h04w "Cities in Dust" by Siouxsie live on 03/05/2023.

#Garbage #siouxsie #SiouxsieSioux #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees #banshees

compare https://youtu.be/vgAujpyDyTM "Cities in Dust" by Garbage, released recently, with https://youtu.be/7Ud_wo_h04w "Cities in Dust" by Siouxsie live on 03/05/2023.

#Garbage #siouxsie #SiouxsieSioux #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees #banshees

compare https://youtu.be/vgAujpyDyTM "Cities in Dust" by Garbage, released recently, with https://youtu.be/7Ud_wo_h04w "Cities in Dust" by Siouxsie live on 03/05/2023.

#Garbage #siouxsie #SiouxsieSioux #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees #banshees

Listen to Garbage's cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees' Cities in Dust
#music #Banshees #Garbagerockband #rockmusic
@Long_live_rock_n_roll @historyofpunkrock
https://youtu.be/uTACd9I67AY

Listen to Garbage's cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees' Cities in Dust
#music #Banshees #Garbagerockband #rockmusic
@Long_live_rock_n_roll @historyofpunkrock
https://youtu.be/uTACd9I67AY

Listen to Garbage's cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees' Cities in Dust
#music #Banshees #Garbagerockband #rockmusic
@Long_live_rock_n_roll @historyofpunkrock
https://youtu.be/uTACd9I67AY

Listen to Garbage's cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees' Cities in Dust
#music #Banshees #Garbagerockband #rockmusic
@Long_live_rock_n_roll @historyofpunkrock
https://youtu.be/uTACd9I67AY