The Banshee

THE BANSHEE by ELLIOT O'DONNELL Author of "Haunted Places in England," "The Irish Abroad," "Twenty Years Experiences As a Ghost Hunter," Etc., Etc. London and Edinburgh Sands & Company CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. THE DEFINITION AND ORIGIN OF BANSHEES 9 II. SOME HISTORICAL BANSHEES 20 III. THE MALEVOLENT BANSHEE 35 IV. THE BANSHEE ABROAD 51 V. CASES OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY 62 VI. DUAL AND TRIPLE BANSHEE HAUNTINGS 80 VII. A SIMILAR CASE FROM SPAIN 98 VIII. THE BANSHEE ON THE BATTLE-FIELD 124 IX. THE BANSHEE AT SEA 136 X. ALLEGED COUNTERPARTS OF THE BANSHEE 149 XI. THE BANSHEE IN POETRY AND PROSE 176 XII. THE BANSHEE IN SCOTLAND 196 XIII. MY OWN EXPERIENCES WITH THE BANSHEE 232 ADDENDA 247 THE BANSHEE …

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