Banshee
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The banshee is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the underworld.
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See also
- Aswang
- Bean nighe
- Bánánach
- Cailleach
- Clíodhna
- Irish mythology in popular culture
- La Llorona
- Pontianak
- Psychopomp
- Rusalka
- White Lady (ghost)
- List of English words of Irish origin
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