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(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

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  • She screamed like a banshie today when she saw the eclipse trailor!
  • Several families of the Highlands of Scotland anciently laid claim to the distinction of an attendant spirit who performed the office of the Irish banshie.
  • I am rightly informed, the distinction of a banshie is only allowed to families of the pure Milesian stock, and is never ascribed to any descendant of the proudest...
  • Distinction of a banshie is only allowed to families of the pure Milesian stock, and is never ascribed to any descendant of the proudest Norman or boldest Saxon who...
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