Guest Author - Mary Ellen Sweeney

Every culture has their share of superstitions, but the sheer volume of Irish folklore has launched the belief that we're a superstitious people. What can I say...but "Mind yourself!"

It's not hard to see how the imagination could take flight on dark nights in the Irish countryside. Til this day, streetlights are for the cities and towns, and remote villages rely on the light of the moon, stars, and the neighbors' windows for illumination. Or is it imagination???

Ever since I can remember, I've known about the banshee. The banshee announces an impending death with her sorrowful wailing outside the house in the darkness of night. Sometimes all within can hear the banshee, sometimes only the dearest one to the nearly departed.

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