Glandore Harbor, County Cork

National GeographicOct 30

Where to Hear the Eerie Call of Ireland’s Banshees

The myth of the wailing wraiths is woven into the culture and landscape of the Emerald Isle. Today, storytellers (and tour guides) are keeping the legend alive. In Ireland’s County Cork, placid ...

shores where Clíodhna's father drowned her

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Glandore HarborSightshores where Clíodhna's father drowned her
BandonNeighborhoodhosts a Banshee Festival leading up to Samhain
Elsewhere
GormúPlaceWest Cork, Irelandecotourism company offering e-bike tours
Beann a’ tSídheáinSightWest Cork, Irelandsmall mountain thought to be the 'peak of the fairy mound'
Daelagh RiverSightCounty Clare, Irelandsite of many banshee encounters, called Banshee's Brook
Burren National ParkSightCounty Clare, Irelandotherworldly limestone landscape in County Clare
University College DublinPlaceDublin, Ireland

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Where to Hear the Eerie Call of Ireland’s Banshees