5 September 2016
banshee or banshie
[ban-shee, ban-shee]
noun
1. (in Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die.
Origin of banshee
Irish
1765-1775; < Irish bean sīdhe woman of a fairy mound; see sídh
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Examples from the Web for banshee
Contemporary Examples
When the sheriff-to-be is killed, the man assumes his identity, Lucas Hood, and becomes the new Sheriff of banshee.
‘Banshee,’ Cinemax’s Deliciously Over-the-Top Carnival of Sex and Violence, Is Must-See TV
Marlow Stern
January 9, 2014
The first season of banshee, meanwhile, was completely outrageous (in a good way).
‘Banshee,’ Cinemax’s Deliciously Over-the-Top Carnival of Sex and Violence, Is Must-See TV
Marlow Stern
January 9, 2014
Historical Examples
When you’re going right it sounds a pass between a peanut roaster and a banshee with bronchitis.
Half Portions
Edna Ferber
But that was the last act of destruction that the banshee was destined to accomplish.
The World Peril of 1910
George Griffith
She dug her little heel into the ground to show how she would crush the banshee.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas
Janet Aldridge
The banshee corked the bottle and held it up proudly to the light.
David and the Phoenix
Edward Ormondroyd
The figure waved her arms towards the house, and my mother heard the bitter wailing of the banshee.
The Best Ghost Stories
Various
I thought it might be a banshee, if thair is that crayther in this counthry.
The Castaways
Captain Mayne Reid
Presently he heard the long-drawn, quavering, banshee wail of a locomotive.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm
Irvin S. Cobb
He marched his men up, with the thin wailing of a banshee in his ears.
Police Your Planet
Lester del Rey
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Today’s quote
Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do… but how much love we put in that action.
– Mother Teresa
On this day
5 September – Freddie for a Day. Dress up as Freddie Mercury for the day. FFOD is the brainchild of Liz Swanton and raises money for the Mercury Phoenix Trust. The MPT was founded in 1992, following Freddie Mercury’s death, and helps AIDS charities throughout the world. To participate or find out more, go to: http://www.freddieforaday.com.au or http://www.freddieforaday.com
5 September 1689 – Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, starts taxing men’s beards. He wasn’t the first to do this however. In 1535, King Henry VIII also taxed beards and Queen Elizabeth I reintroduced the tax later that century.
5 September 1847 – birth of Jesse James, U.S. outlaw. (Died 3 April 1882).
5 September 1877 – death of Crazy Horse, Sioux Chief (not to be confused with a Sous Chef … or an 1960’s rock band of the same name, who teamed up with a crazy hippy named Neil Young). Born around 1840 (Chief Crazy Horse that is, not Neil Young).
5 September 1939 – United States declares its neutrality in the Second World War.
5 September 1946 – birth of Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) on Zanzibar. British musician and vocalist. Lead singer of rock group, Queen. Died 24 November 1991.
5 September 1997 – death of Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) in Yugoslavia, winner of Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in the slums of Calcutta. On 4 September 2016, she became Saint Mother Teresa in a canonisation ceremony conducted by Pope Francis. Born 26 August 1910.