What is a banshee?

Answer 1

Well if they look like your pic I WANNA MEET ONE HAHAHa

Answer 2

In Irish legend, a Banshee is a female spirit/fairy that wails to warn of a death. The word 'banshee' comes from the old Irish words 'ben', a woman, and 'side' a fairie, and means 'woman of the fairies'. The legend of the Banshees has been an integral part of Irish folklore for hundreds of years.

Answer 3

A ghost if you live in ireland.
If you have a surname like o donnell, o brien, mc donald etc only surnames that start with o or m and you hear the cry of the banshee someone in your family will die within a few days.

Answer 4

Definitions of banshee on the Web:

from the Irish bean sí (literally ‘fairy woman’), a weeping harbinger of death
www.erinhart.com/glossary.htm

Omen spirits of Scotland and Ireland.
www.wrexhamparaskeptics.4t.com/definitions.htm

A death omen in Irish folklore that manifests to herald an upcoming death. Often heard singing and wailing mournfully.
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In Irish legend, a Banshee is a female spirit/fairy that wails to warn of a death. The word 'banshee' comes from the old Irish words 'ben', a woman, and 'side' a fairie, and means 'woman of the fairies'. The legend of the Banshees has been an integral part of Irish folklore for hundreds of years.
www.hauntedaustralia.com.au/oz/glossary.asp

actually should be spelled Bean Si . The Scots call her Bean-Nighe (see below ). She's an Irish death spirit. Their keening fortells a death. They have very long, flowing hair and wear green dresses with grey cloaks. Their eyes are bright red because of their continuous weeping.
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(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
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The banshee (pronounced /ˈbænʃiː/) is a creature in Irish mythology, the word being derived from the Old Irish ben síde, modern Irish bean sídhe or bean sí, "fairy woman" (bean, woman, and sidhe, being the tuiseal ginideach or possessive case of "fairy"). They are remnants of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee

Banshee (Sean Cassidy) is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the X-Men. He first appeared in X-Men volume 1 #28 (January 1967).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee_(comics)

Answer 5

You should know that answer darling.

They are female spirits in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld.

Also known as "fallen angels". They are commonly referred to in English as "faeries".

Banshees are also said to wail and cry.
Have fun!!

Answer 6

A Banshee is the one that comes for you when your time here on Earth is over if you here her screams then she is coming for you.

Answer 7

yea like an irish wailing woman ghost thing lol

to the 6th answer down, im irish, and why would that offend us?

oh yea, also a type of quad. yamaha 350cc banshee lol

Answer 8

The Banshee (IPA: [ˈbæn.ʃi]), from the Irish bean sí ("woman of the sídhe" or "woman of the fairy mound") is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld. Her Scottish counterpart is the Bean Nighe ("washer-woman").

The sídhe are variously believed to be the survivals of pre-Christian Gaelic deities, spirits of nature, or the ancestors. Some Theosophists and Celtic Christians have also referred to the sídhe as "fallen angels". They are commonly referred to in English as "fairies", and the banshee can also be described as a "fairy woman".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee

Answer 9

Why is your name banshee?

Answer 10

a mythical monster that has a horrible scream

Ever heard of wailing like a banshee?

Answer 11

a banshee or "woman of the faries" foretells the death of a member of the family she is attached to. their cries are echoed by the mourners at the wake.