Are Banshees real?
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Re: Are Banshees real?
HAHA! I have heard that phrase too. I don't know what it really sounds like, but cats in heat nearly convinced me.CatInTheHat wrote:I've always wondered about banshees; my grandmother used to always tell us that we were screaming like a bunch of banshees!
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Maybe like the scream of a peacock. Peacocks sound like a woman with a shrill scream.greenstripedgiraffe wrote:HAHA! I have heard that phrase too. I don't know what it really sounds like, but cats in heat nearly convinced me.CatInTheHat wrote:I've always wondered about banshees; my grandmother used to always tell us that we were screaming like a bunch of banshees!
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CatInTheHat wrote:Maybe like the scream of a peacock. Peacocks sound like a woman with a shrill scream.greenstripedgiraffe wrote:HAHA! I have heard that phrase too. I don't know what it really sounds like, but cats in heat nearly convinced me.CatInTheHat wrote:I've always wondered about banshees; my grandmother used to always tell us that we were screaming like a bunch of banshees!
Yes we had Peacocks in our next door neighbor's yard. They would make a terrible sound.
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oh, that is very interesting. I would like to see the moors someday. Does anyone know where the legend of banshees came from? It sounds like something that could have come from the British Isles...lacos2693 wrote:I have never seen one but I don't think you can necessarily see them. In Yorkshire with the wind on the moors there are times when it sounded like a banshee.
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And yikes about the peacock sound! I have never heard a peacock scream. I will have to look that up to find a recording!
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oh, that is very interesting. I would like to see the moors someday. Does anyone know where the legend of banshees came from? It sounds like something that could have come from the British Isles...
The moors are so cold and windy but quite beautiful in a melancholic way.
Banshees actually came from Ireland and gaelic mythology. In the Irish landscapes they have these mounds (or tumuli) which they believe banshees live around.
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Have not heard of the mounds/tumuli - would be interested to see pictures of that and learn more. Ireland has always struck me as a place where the curtain door between the physical world we see and other worlds is thin - many interesting tales from the irish! if i were able to visit, i would definitely take any of the legends seriously, and not tempt fate.lacos2693 wrote:greenstripedgiraffe wrote:
oh, that is very interesting. I would like to see the moors someday. Does anyone know where the legend of banshees came from? It sounds like something that could have come from the British Isles...
The moors are so cold and windy but quite beautiful in a melancholic way.
Banshees actually came from Ireland and gaelic mythology. In the Irish landscapes they have these mounds (or tumuli) which they believe banshees live around.
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yes, it's this factual basis (however far from the current mythology) that I would love to know more aboutRipley3131 wrote:I have never had any personal experience with a banshee that I'm aware of. I do believe that there is a spiritual realm that is generally outside of our awareness. I also realize that most legends and myths were started for a reason. There could be some type of factual basis to the banshee that's been morphed over time into something far different, and much more unbelievable. It does make for some good story telling.
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