Samhain Special: Badbh and the Banshee
Oct 30, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 12
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Episode description
We talk about that old Irish harbinger of death, the Banshee, her connections with Badbh and the Morrigan, the tradition of keening at funerals and Professor of folklore, Patricia Lysaght's extensive research on the topic.
credits
Written, presented and produced by Stephanie Ní Thiarnaigh and Marcas Ó hUiscín.
Music – Celtic Warrior by Damiano Baldoni (licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 public licence
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