The Academy Awards drew attention to Irish legend with the nomination of the film The Banshees of Inisherin, which borrowed part of its title from the fairy whose shriek is a warning of impending ...

It won't be a pot o' gold and a leprechaun Josh Gates and his crew will be searching for this St. Patrick's Day. No, in Thursday's first live "Destination Truth" investigation, the gang is after proof ...

This week on Josh Gates’ Destination Truth, the team search for the legendary Irish Banshee. The banshee or fairy woman is a spirit that often acts as a herald of a death in Irish mythology. This ...

Two of the granderkinder and I once attended a movie in which the writer/director used the word to describe one of his weird creatures. These things resembled pterodactyls yet were allowed to be ...

You might not think a crying, screaming ghost is a good thing, but you’d be wrong. Dr. Zarka shows how this wailing female ghost connects to the very real Irish tradition of keening— a rhythmic ...

John Murray has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights in all formats including audio for Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold, edited by Ailbhe Malone. Christina Demosthenous, former publisher at ...