Blúiríní Béaloidis 27 - The Banshee (with Professor Patricia Lysaght)

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Oct 31, 202001:17:27Society & Culture

The Banshee is a well known supernatural figure in Irish folk tradition. In origin a patron goddess caring for the fortunes of her people, the banshee of folk belief is usually considered to be a harbinger of death, bein...

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