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The Banshee is also said to be tasked with the job of warning warning selected members of ancient Irish families of the fairytime mounds".of Thetheir Bansheedeath. According to tradition, the banshee was consideredonly said to cry for four major families but this list seems to of extended do to marriage.

Apparently in terms of clothing, she either wears a messengergrey, fromhooded cloak or a grave robe meant for the Otherworldunshriven dead. (Those who announcedwhere anot comingallowed death.to find "absolution".)

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The hasquality oneof prominenther tooth,voice onevaries to region to nostril,region. Some describe it as 'low and pleasant' and others as 'a mix of a wail of a woman and webbeda moan feet.of an owl'. Regardless of what the sound sounds like, the banshee's cry also signals one thing, death.

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Banshee are fairly popular and enjoy the same status (in Ireland) as leprechauns. One possible origins of the Banshee are keeners. Womam in Ireland that sing songs of lament at funerals.