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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 ...

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