Banshees: The Frightening Women of Irish Folklore - Celtic Mythology - See U in History

Celtic Mythology - Banshees: The Frightening Women of Irish Folklore
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[@Witchy1976]

Banshees aren't evil. They attach themselves to family line and wail when a member of that family dies.

[@misterminutes4504]

They're only for the royals I think

[@rainbowfire5714]

Agreed. I think modern western culture tends to label anything related to death as evil, which most cultures haven't, historically.

[@nobodybroda3826]

Indeed, its why I never use the banshee as an insult nowadays, I've heard that deafening wail that shattered even the sturdiest of hearts, a wail of loss. Its not an evil being, merely a signal of death, which we humans often attribute to evil.

[@IPwn3dJo]

Well I mean the banshee queen is evil

[@eastenders4k251]

Sounds like me tbh lol

[@aubreyyoung6664]

I don’t know if we talked about any Celtic mythology yet but I’ve heard of the banshee it’s a really good story

[@satanswife2546]

They're the one monster that you'd want on your side

[@queenrosefox9437]

I remember learned about the banshee from my grandpa (have irish blood from his mother side of his family) and told me not to fear or disrespect them. Many were stories about them as messagers that death is coming and they are not evil beings, just fae folks boing her job. like saying "don't shoot messagers if you don't like the message." Plus, I have heard the banshee's cry before (more of weeping than screaming) in different times and places when two members of my family pass away. All at night of their deaths. The second time was grandpa who told me about them. 😥 Anyway great video about them.

[@aubreyyoung6664]

So queen rose fox you’re Irish that’s awesome I just learned about it

[@queenrosefox9437]

@@asfsgdwfsfew4fwsdfgwerf232 Sadly I haven't watch American Gods but it is on my must watch list. Plus I want to read the book (has more info than the TV)

[@declanreck1755]

The first written stories of the Banshee date back to the 8th Century in Ireland. The term used was the Old Gaelic language word "Ben Side" meaning Otherworldy Woman. Modern Gaelic use the term "Bean Si" meaning Fairy Woman. The Banshee is not malevolent. Her origins stem from women who were employed to : "Keen = Wail and Cry" to release the Spirit of the Dead

[@labelledamedumanor4876]

You really need to do more research on this 1. I'm Irish & what I know is that what you spoke about the Banshee isn't entirely true. They are not evil by nature, if anyone did hear a Banshee's scream it isn't always the listener who dies, it can be a family member, neighbour or best friend who is the 1 doomed to die. Another less noisy form of banshee is the washerwoman, she can be either young or old in appearance but if you get close enough to see her, you'll notice the river takes on a bloody hue from the clothes she washes, the clothes belong to the man or woman doomed to die. If you did see a screaming banshee, you might notice her combing her hair while lamenting, the golden comb is the only item of wealth she carries.

[@Oorzoomoon]

I used to have dreams of Banshee singing lullabies to me in my childhood and calling herself as my mother .Can u tell me wht does it means? I was scared but comfortable too.

[@FaeSparrow]

@@OorzoomoonNightmares too? Maybe look up The Mórrigan. She is also associated with banshee.

[@Oorzoomoon]

@@FaeSparrow yes 🥲even now I sometimes feel there is a ghost lady who calls my name nd watchs nd whispers my name ☠️

[@byronhogan2958]

I live near loughmore which is known for a lot of banshees and my moms side of the family is from there. So there when you hear a banshee in a field the owner dies that night also my grandad saw one, while he was cycling home a banshee was running beside him for a few seconds and he just BOOKED it from there

[@henkschrader4513]

​@@Oorzoomooney, why assume gender. How do you know it is a woman? Huh? Tell me you bigot

[@sifilore9462]

I read once that the banshee is the spirit of a woman who died in childbirth. In high school 🏫 I had a private teacher 👩🏼‍🏫 who was Irish. And she told me that the banshee will stand outside ur house at night when someone is about to die, but instead of screaming, she combs her hair and cries tears 😭.

[@mrflip-flop3198]

Imagine pranking an Irish family by standing outside their house, just combing your hair.

[@sidneysaldevia81]

@@mrflip-flop3198 lol

[@David-jn1gg]

@@mrflip-flop3198 let's do this

[@emilyb5278]

My friend told me when I was a kid that she had a liver face and she'd scream throw a comb at you, if it hit you you are going to die. Used to scare me as a child.

[@cliodhnadoherty2409]

Odd because my name is Cliodhna. I am from Ireland. When I was born I arrived extremely prematurely almost dying whilst doctors said for a long time they couldn't find a heart beat. I love music and animals- I play piano. I've worked with the sick in my past. I love plants and nature. I'm only now learning about the mythology of my own name and it is freaking me out

[@kevinrwhooley9439]

Good video, though as an Irish person who has read extensively on Irish mythology, I'm pretty that Banshee's are harmless. They only keen (scream) to warn families who have a member who is about to die (not from the Banshee but something unrelated, like an accident or disease). A family could have their very own banshee until the the bloodline dies out. The requirements for a family having a Banshee is that they must be of noble stock and either that they are of full Gaelic blood or have the prefix's Mc, Mac or O.

[@eoghanmcclintock9241]

Yeah I've also always thought that's what the myth was. I also thought it originated from a fox howl which if you listen does kinda sound like a screaming woman but so does the barn howl's scream.

[@Lkmsundastood]

Wow, that's cool. Thank you for that. I'm just learning about some Irish mythology too. Pretty good tales.

[@mikeymcsherry6321]

Nice to know Mcs are safe

[@Me-hf4ii]

So what happens if colonizers took the O’ away from your legal name? But your family crest and all your family histories still have it?

[@gargwinvinesnake6961]

I bet Celtic kids got in big trouble for running around shrieking for no reason "Sally shush up you're scaring all the elders in the village!"

[@ThaHousewife-Bonnie]

💀💀💀

[@tremendousyeet3467]

Quagmire: "so, you ladies like to scream? let me help you get there" *giggity*

[@valhatan3907]

It's annoying when you just try to get your job done and suddenly people say you're evil.

[@starfallentertainment9131]

0:26 headphone warning

[@markcahill9255]

This is the modern version of the banshee, they only warned of death not caused it

[@ajla4169]

Omg the scream gave me chills down my spine you guys are amazing and I love history its my fav

[@ghg76vhfyg11]

It's not history

[@ghg76vhfyg11]

She does exist and in the astral world when you sleep you go to the Astral World soul travel the band she is another name for succubus

[@easterndragon9339]

@@ghg76vhfyg11 Come on let them just say they enjoy history. Plus you can't just say banshees are this thing when theyre mythological creatures, you could say they're anything, it doesn't matter, they're not real.

[@ghg76vhfyg11]

@@easterndragon9339 that's what they said about aliens remember a long time ago people were saying aliens don't exist

[@easterndragon9339]

@@ghg76vhfyg11 Yeah well aliens are reasonable. Even I believe in aliens. I even believe in ghosts, but I don't believe the scream of a ghost can cause death. That's unreasonable. Ghosts can't change people's fate so they die.

[@morrismurimi3965]

Starting the new year with a scream eh?

[@squidsquad9460]

PFFT

[@sermawco645]

Fingerprints, Freezing temperatures and EMF level 5

[@helloworld366]

Phasmophobia

[@the_gaming_bros7204]

I thought that too lol

[@ankitdutta9359]

We just heard the banshee scream on your video, I think our end is near !!!

[@ronaokpu5204]

I'm literally watching ur videos like it's a film series. Well done 👍 I love ur channel

[@TheShewolf1100]

Please do more videos about Celtics & norse mythology please. I'm new here but I've been bing watching your videos 🙏🥺

[@ismezara2567]

Oh wow our Lydia Martin ♡_♡

[@powergirl4736]

Yess 😁😁❤❤ I was looking for this comment!

[@adam-my9sw]

I remember a story I would hear growing up was that the banshee would leave a hair comb on the ground and if someone found it and picked it up the banshee would come for you.

[@JC-rd6nm]

When my Mum was about 20 years old in the early 1950’s, she was in a friend’s house getting ready to go to a dance. They heard a scream. The girl whose house they were in looked out the window and said “there’s a banshee on the wall”. Another friend who was there looked out the window but didn’t see anything. 2 weeks later the friend who saw the banshee died. This happened in Belfast, Ireland.

[@kianukasceltictales3403]

Everyone: Fairies are little flying good people, the Irish: Banshee, Dullahan, Washerwomen etc. XD It's just fascinating what all counts as part of the Fae folk.

[@containedhurricane]

I'm more afraid of sirens, since they roam around in the sea

[@tremendousyeet3467]

unless you live close to the water then you have nothing to fear. but a Banshee can be the real threat. imagine if the land your apartment block is built on used to be a forest that was cut down. would a banshee still haunt this ground? would she prey on the humans who took it from her?

[@jashardwallington]

@@tremendousyeet3467 banshee are harmless. sirens arent

[@tremendousyeet3467]

@@jashardwallington didn't you just watch this video? they may not hurt you by punching but their scream can pierce your eardrums if you're close. not to mention that if you heard it you might die in a few days.

[@containedhurricane]

@@tremendousyeet3467 Banshee sounds scary as well. But they're rarely portrayed in movies, so I can't really visualize them

[@tylerfuller-battles7436]

@@tremendousyeet3467 While they are scary, Banshees are one type of various spirits related to the family. Some spirits helped the family with harvest while others protected the home and the area around it. The Banshee only predicts death to let the family know when they have to prepare burial rights and for whom they have to do it for. They don't cause the death themselves but are weeping because their about to lose a member of a family their supposed to watch over.

[@BlenderStudy]

Diablo 3's Wretched Mothers reminded me of Banshee, when they screamed loud. 😱

[@timelordthedoctor3082]

*"I've been looking forward to this!"*

[@thejinxcaller237]

So the Irishs version of the Karen then ?

[@ghg76vhfyg11]

It does exist spiritual attack when it attacks you it attacks your spirit and the attack manifests into the physical

[@DaroLinguiniJohnson]

good ol walmart folklore

[@EveryoneElseIsWeirdImNormal]

@@DaroLinguiniJohnson Walmarts aren't in Ireland

[@insanemakaioshin]

I've an aunt named Karen & she's nice, so stop using the name *AS AN INSULT!*

[@Passions5555]

@@insanemakaioshin Yeah it's gotten out of hand now. 🙄

[@sasha_8998]

that scream surely punctured my eardrums

[@IllFATIll]

Can you do more Celtic mythology

[@kristheworthlessteen1499]

please do a long video about Celtic Mythology like you did with Greek, Egyptian and Norse Mythology

[@jaybuffie9624]

That is a truly unnerving sound.

[@lordronn472]

I think Banshee and Medusa are the best female mythological creatures

[@hehehehehehe4560]

Can you please do many other mythologies from other cultures I think it would be really cool to know more mythology deities.

[@obamagaming1434]

Why did even watch this in 1:00am

[@scoobydicky9459]

How about welsh and scottish mythology. And austrian and german? Please make a viedo about it.

[@paladinash83]

Banshee is also know as Jungle Pontianak in South east Asia country especially in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, it differ from simple pontianak, this jungle Pontianak is more vicious

[@SilverVolo]

So owls are banshees AND aliens. Makes sense

[@Kingcelebrator]

Banshees looks like my ex gf

[@jkili4070]

What that mouth do tho 😏

[@bryanabare]

@@jkili4070 screaming 😀

[@perplexingperceptions8888]

Dayuuum...

[@softwet6393]

@@jkili4070 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@jibberishfish3521]

Lol

[@jessicavazquez8299]

My 4.5 year old is obsessed with this video lol!

[@listeriohollow7421]

Me watching at 12:34 am. Sleep would be difficult now

[@ohmielevisope4237]

Women's screams already give me anxiety and make me uncomfortable because i think something is wrong which is why Banshe's scare me. Scary Ghost lady with a ear pearcing scream in a forest is a huge NO for me.

[@ashtonkamien8542]

Thank you very much talk about the banshees I did not know you can hear scream or cry begin die from it I did not know that I know in the game Halo there's a vehicle named banshee hope you have a great night and keep them your videos about mythical creatures

[@jamesstokes8692]

Banshees are not evil,they are laminting the person who is to die,proud to have our own banshee

[@Wellch]

Scary but not evil

[@rajinderkour4830]

Lv ur videos 😍

[@markherron1407]

You have 3 Banshees 1 Banshee Marvel 2 Black 🖤 Banshee DC 3 Silver 🥈 Banshee DC Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

[@satanswife2546]

When I saw the title Banshee I thought this was an re upload of Monstrum

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

Fun fact: Sindel from Mortal Kombat is based on this creature

[@riyaansheikh7470]

I didn't know that. The more you know 😊

[@GD-qj2cc]

Interesting, can you for your next video on cheltic mythology do cu chulainn or scathach

[@afroemperorfictionmythology]

nice video... one of my FAVORITE TALE

[@mayln163]

Awesome pictures!

[@moneyminerandeducationalta7902]

Make more videos like this

[@aliciamata00]

There are 3 types of banshees you should be more specific bc the most common types of banshees that most people know “the crone” are messengers of death not causes that’s the “maiden”

[@johnnyreis9469]

I don't use Spirit boxes no more it said it found two screaming banshees up in my house father house.

[@johnnyreis9469]

I spoke to Spirit In the Spirit Box and told me shot I no longer use the Spirit Box no more

[@johnnyreis9469]

I spoke to spiritualist and he told me you have a couple of demons follow you from those haunted houses that you came from Ashley's restaurant and Croatian State Park

[@johnnyreis9469]

I no longer use Spirit boxes are there like Ouija boards

[@guntherthequizmaster9515]

Now, this type of banshee is an evil fairy whose moaning cries bring nothing but bad luck. - Blarney Kilakilarney, The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981)

[@souskai]

Kool. That I'm learning about the history of germanic paganism and the banshee reminds me of Valkyries

[@noahroangoldwing]

Yay! Homeland folklore

[@danielnovelty5855]

Nice

[@tremendousyeet3467]

this guy is the first comment.

[@smithsoniansmith2433]

Awesome and cool!

[@thegoldenskull2993]

please i need the full celtic myth

[@amaa9202]

lydia martin?

[@fayella6790]

The choice of music was nice, however I was left jarred by the sudden cut transitions from song to song..

[@jeanne2b2b22]

Just saw the historic drama WOMAN KING. Their Agojie army of women warriors reminded me of BANSHEES of Celtic Culture ( legend/story/mythology survived in Ireland). Anyone else notice this?

[@jesscarroll]

I'm Irish and when I was younger, my mother told me never to pick up a hair comb lying on the ground cause it belonged to a banshee who lost it and if you pick it up the banshee would come for you! I wonder did anyone else ever get told that??

[@adam-my9sw]

Same I just commented this before I saw yours

[@emilyb5278]

Yes. If it hit you or touched it you'd die

[@joshphilippedejesus9981]

I only knew about banshees because of teen wolf lol

[@irwa6236]

Do the myth of ryomen sukuna

[@ThaHousewife-Bonnie]

So glad I’ve found my roots!!! “Twin flame” was just confusing the Christian’s.

[@oliviahan_]

Silver Banshee in Supergirl

[@kyawlwinhein5245]

Can you guys please do videos on buddhism

[@marcusmcsharry60]

Love Irish Mythology!!!🍀👻🍀👻

[@NemieVlog]

Teen Wolf brought me here.

[@vaileyyao3646]

When i read about this i thaught its a timid spirit that lives in a cozy house.

[@jaydan3537]

The only banshee I know is Sylvanas. Lol

[@ralluzarebon]

Welcome our month

[@xiulee27]

Well lydia isn't evil

[@zeldatanit4346]

Many cultures around the world have their own version of a banshee

[@Pjvenom1985]

Ah the often misunderstood daughters of the Tuatha De Danann.🍀

[@irishcatholic880]

Banshees aren't evil, they're just the messenger

[@bastet4209]

May I use your Bastet video please

[@krishitafaldu1787]

Anyone who saw teen wolf are shocked

[@Owen-ey2gh]

Who’s here because of Smite?

[@xotan]

This is way off. I'm Irish and grew up very often in the company of my beloved grandparents who delighted and thrilled me with tales about mythology. There were no tales about fairies with gossamer wings. The bean sidhe (banshee) was a ghostly guardian of a family. You need to learn something to avoid coming across as ignorant of your subject.

[@milcahmakuyu5560]

Lydia Martin huh...

[@DiamanteDea]

They arent really scary. Just alarming.

[@harrychrisbanoe4870]

really similar to female ghost in Indonesia..... in Indonesia such a ghost is called KUNTILANAK

[@klausshuh5156]

There's a lot of black metal singers that are banshees .

[@marloncambusa1161]

Super low sound i can't hear it much

[@Sirenology_Studios]

This "mythology" has been very colorfully embellished with modern fantasy fiction.

[@TheKingBoloz]

Owls are epic looking birds

[@Sirenology_Studios]

Oh boy. Someone didn't do their banshee research properly...

[@Mantic_Nyx]

I thought banshees also messengers for families of their lives ones whom are sailors.. when Sailor dies at sea, the banshees cry alerting the families.

[@chinita_doll]

Sylvanas Windrunner!! 🥰

[@jaydave1246]

Reminds me of Vexana in ML hehe

[@roberte5192]

Yaayyy an ml player

[@jaydave1246]

@@roberte5192 hello hello! Haha

[@undertaker343]

SYLVANAS

[@krazhuk]

Sylvanas, my queen!

[@minklerender]

I thought it was Rogue on the video banner

[@ChromisPasqueflowerBowerbird]

Banshees are real. One waiting at home ever night

[@dioshoes9096]

oh sad. You didn't use any banshee art from deadhaus sonata

[@lordsamrat137]

Because I told you, that's why you did this video, in it ?

[@DannieKamete]

Why does that banshee @ 0:35 have a fat pair?

[@colleencartoon9576]

Sometimes I felt like I am one of the banshees and just now I feel like I could sense my mother's death coming! It's just hard to believe that I'm just like a banshee not only I kept screaming sometimes but I also since some people's death coming and I felt like I am a monster sometimes but I think I should be a banshee for Halloween I don't know what year but if my mother dies my probably become a banshee if not then I'll probably just be a water fairy but if my mom dies I'll be a banshee in a tribute to my mother!

[@Zer-hn3cj]

I am new here did he do the monkey king already

[@URKCSVENKATESHS]

can u pls put the video about the tamil kings they turned the whole world history and they were known for they magical and most power full skills in the world " Adimurai " from which the other art where born like Kong-fu ,martial arts etc so can u pls check on content and make video and request from your subscriber

[@hanzohattori5980]

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