Irish mythology has given lyrics to many stories, tales, medieval fantasy tales, and comics. It is really wonderful. One of his characters is Banshee, so Irish fairies are called women. The name comes from ban, woman and shee, fairy.
The Banshee can appear in three different guises: as a young woman, as a matron, or as an ugly old harpy. With these three forms what it does is to be represented the celtic goddesses of war and death, then called Badhbh, Macha or Mor-Rioghain. Although she can appear dressed in different ways, she will always appear with her hair down and the red eyes that remain after crying.
The Irish say that when someone is about to die the Banshee she appears at home at night and can sometimes cry there for several days, announcing the death of a mortal. The Banshee is a lonely woman who, it is also said, only mourns for families that have a long Celtic lineage with surnames beginning with Mc or Mac or O '.
Says the celtic tradition that he can only cry for five families. It is also called The White Lady of Laments or the Lady of Death.
More information - Cycles of Irish mythology
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