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National GeographicOct 30, 2026

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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GormúPlaceecotourism company offering e-bike tours
Beann a’ tSídheáinSightsmall mountain thought to be the 'peak of the fairy mound'
Elsewhere
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
University College DublinPlaceDublin, Ireland

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