The following is a story about an Irish legend. The informant is represented by the letter S, and I am represented by the letter K. Piece: K: Tell me about the Banshee. S: So, the banshee is… uh… and Irish legend. And it’s, it’s this spirit of a woman… who has this long, silver-white hair…… Continue Reading »
Main piece: It is said that the howling winds of the Irish coast are formed from the screams of women suffering and dying – otherwise known as banshees. Therefore, any time you hear a particularly loud or chilling gust of wind, a woman is in agony somewhere. Context: The informant (BN) is half Irish and… Continue Reading »
Informant: Terry is a second generation Irish american who grew up in los Angeles in the ‘60s and 70’s. He is now a dentist working and living in the Bay area. Piece: Informant: “There is this poem that my uncle told me back in 1970 when I was 10 years old. My parents sent me… Continue Reading »
The Banshee was another story I was told about, but not by my parents. My brother used to tell me this to scare me. At night we were outside and there was like a howl, or uh, something that I didn’t recognize, and um, he knew what it was but told me it was a… Continue Reading »
This story was collected by my informant from a man he was talking to in Dublin who said that he had encountered the banshee first hand. The banshee is one of the Irish Si spirits who whose wail is a signifier to whoever hears it that someone in their family, or perhaps even they themselves… Continue Reading »