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A banshee is a woman of the fairy mound or a fairy woman. They are female spirits who herald the death of a family member, usually by wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is connected to the important tumuli or "mounds" that dot the Irish countryside , which are known as síde in old irish.

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