Over time, the word "banshee" came to describe a specific type of fairy woman-a creature with the power to foretell death with a piercing scream. According to legend, if the deceased was part of a noble family, the duty of keening would be carried out not by an ordinary human woman, but by a fairy woman, or bean sí. Evidence indicates that this practice (known as keening) goes back as far as the 16th century. In Ireland and parts of Scotland, women were customarily appointed to wail at funerals. Traditionally considered a type of fairy, she is a feminine entity whose cry signals the coming of death.
The banshee (from bean sí, meaning "fairy woman" or "woman of the fairy mounds") is a supernatural being found in the folklore of Ireland. Unknown Orlando Banshee (presumably deceased).Salting and Burning of Remains - Like all other ghosts, they can be put to rest by salting and burning their remains.However they are more vulnerable to salt than most ghosts and take longer to recover from a shotgun blast of it. Salt - As seen with Roxy Carmichael, like all ghosts they can be dissipated with salt.Celtic Blood Trapping Spell - A blood sigil that when activated, can trap a banshee.Banshee banishing spell - They can be banished by a basic spell (but not necessarily killed).Even simply being slashed with a golden weapon hurts it. Gold - A weapon of pure gold can kill a banshee.Terrakinesis - While cackling, Roxy is able to shake Manfred Afiri's house.Telekinesis - Roxy is able to fling objects with her mind.Invisibility - Roxy Carmichael is usually invisible unless she is attempting to draw attention to herself.Flight - Banshee move around by floating through the air.Telekinesis - With a single gesture, a banshee was able to fling Eileen Leahy across a room into a bookshelf and Sam Winchester through a wooden door.Electromagnetic Interference - Their presence caused lights to flicker.Invulnerability - Banshees cannot be killed by conventional methods.Tongue - They have a long tongue specially designed to consume the brain of their victims.They are able to travel through the mist. Camouflage - Able camouflage to their surroundings.Intangibility - Like spirits, they can render themselves intangible.Short-term exposure at close range can render a baby deaf. Humans affected by it are forced to bash their head in, effectively forcing them to commit suicide. Sonic Scream - They are able to produce supernaturally-powerful screams that can hurt people who hear it.Eileen delivered the killing blow.Ī Banshee preparing to feed. Fortunately, they were able to trap the banshee and save Dean. The brothers initially wanted to use resident Mildred Baker as bait, only for the banshee to go after Dean. Eileen, who was out trying to kill this banshee to avenge her parents, received assistance from Sam and Dean.
The banshee then moved onto Arthur, the manager. In 2016, the same banshee that attacked the Leahys went to the Oak Park Retirement Living to feed on Harold, a resident there. In 1999, Sam Winchester joined his father John on a hunt for a banshee, while his brother Dean spent the weekend with yoga instructor Lisa Braeden. The couple's daughter, Eileen Leahy, survived, but lost her hearing. Padraic's wife Maura was able to banish the creature, but at the cost of her own life. In County Cork, Ireland 1986, a banshee broke into the Leahy house in order to feed on Padraic Leahy, who was suffering a nervous break down from losing his job. Banshees only prey on the vulnerable, both physically and emotionally, only hunt at night and hunt a location until it is picked clean before moving on.īenevolent banshees are tied to fairy lore and cry out to warn of impending death. The only ones capable of hearing their screams are the victims and once the victim is dead, the banshee will feed on their frontal lobe. Malevolent banshees are able to produce high-pitched screams that can drive anyone who hears their scream to commit suicide. Like ghosts, they emit strong electromagnetism, which causes lights to flicker when they approach accordingly, EMF meters are highly responsive in rooms where a banshee was recently present. Malevolent banshees look like a female with dark flowing hair, sunken eyes in robes.
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