27 min
The Cry of the Banshee Unreal Irish Folklore
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- Society & Culture
The Banshee is one of Ireland’s most famous folkloric figures. A supernatural woman with a cry that foretells of death and devastation to those who hear it, stories about banshees have been terrifying listeners for hundreds of years. But has she always been this way?
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Sources and Further Reading
A Folklore Survey of County Clare by Thomas Johnson WestroppThe Triumphs of Turlough translated by Standish Hayes O'GradyThe Hostel of Da Choca translated by Whitley StokesAnnals of Loch CéThe Memoirs of Lady Ann FanshawePersonal Sketches of His Own Times by Sir Jonah BarringtonKeening Tradition"The Irish Funeral Cry" in The Dublin Penny Journal O'Brien's Irish-English Dictionary
Music
The Butterfly – SláinteReturn Home - Moorland SongsThe White Birch - Moorland SongsMountain Solitude - Moorland Songs
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The Banshee is one of Ireland’s most famous folkloric figures. A supernatural woman with a cry that foretells of death and devastation to those who hear it, stories about banshees have been terrifying listeners for hundreds of years. But has she always been this way?
Read the Podcast Script
Sources and Further Reading
A Folklore Survey of County Clare by Thomas Johnson WestroppThe Triumphs of Turlough translated by Standish Hayes O'GradyThe Hostel of Da Choca translated by Whitley StokesAnnals of Loch CéThe Memoirs of Lady Ann FanshawePersonal Sketches of His Own Times by Sir Jonah BarringtonKeening Tradition"The Irish Funeral Cry" in The Dublin Penny Journal O'Brien's Irish-English Dictionary
Music
The Butterfly – SláinteReturn Home - Moorland SongsThe White Birch - Moorland SongsMountain Solitude - Moorland Songs
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 min