Banshee/Bean Sídhe

The Banshee is a creature from Irish mythology. Once a singular ancestral spirit. Her wail announced the coming death among one of the five main families these being the O’Briens, the O’Connors, the O’Gradys, the O’Niells, and the Kavanaghs. Newer interpretations of the Banshee see them as Psychopomps that foretell death with their calls. Hearing the cry of the Banshee means that someone you know will die the following night. Some believe that groups of Banshee gather together and cry out together at the death of a great or holy person. They are rarely seen but often resemble naked women with long hanging boobs washing shrouds by the river. When away from the river they wore grey cloaks over green gowns with long white hair hanging down. They hunt for young men near the water and then lead their victims to a secluded location to drain them of blood. If you were to walk up on a Banshee who was washing, the advice is to wait for it to throw its boob over its shoulder, pretend to nurse from it, and claim to be its foster child. If she believes you, she’ll answer any question you could ask. Another way of dealing with a Banshee is to capture it and threaten it at swordpoint. If you walk upon a washing Banshee and she notices you first, she will say that she is washing the shirt of an enemy. You must then name an enemy out loud and wait for her to finish. If you stop her then the person named will die. If you fail to name an enemy, the Banshee will attack and take your blood.

Citations:

Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.