The legend of
the banshee is very Irish.
Bean, is Irish for woman of the hills.
Bean_sidhe, is Irish for faerie woman of the fairy.
The Banshee signals an impeding
death by an eerie cry or wailing. It was said, that she could
only cry for five major families, the O'Briens, the O'Connor's,
the O'Grady's, the Kavanaghs and the O'Neill's. intermarriage
has since extended this select list.