Banshie
(in irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die.
noun
(in irish folklore) a female spirit whose wailing warns of impending death
n.
1771, from phonetic spelling of irish bean sidhe “female of the elves,” from bean “woman” (from pie -gwen-; see queen) + sidhe, from sith “fairy” or sid “fairy mound.” specifically, one who calls to the spirits of the dead.
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