The Banshee (IPA: /ˈbænʃiː/), from the Irish bean sí ("woman of the síde" or "woman of the fairy mounds") is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld

In Irish and Scottish legend, a banshee wails around a house if someone in the house is about to die.

In Irish and Scottish legend, a banshee is a female spirit, usually seen as an omen of death. She wails around a house if someone in the house is about to die.