Talk:Banshee
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why was the banshees in fiction section removed? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.15.226.146 (talk • contribs) 06:06, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Before death
The claim that banshees in original folklore wailed after the death is not substantiated in any text I've ever read -- and has no references. I'm removing it. Please provide a reference to restore it. Goldfritha 03:46, 8 January 2007 (UTC) My best freind is from a family that is visited by the Banshee(not to mention other paranormal phonomenon, such as poltergeist activity) just before a death, his Dad, and others claim to have seen it. On that note, are there any recorded accounts of Banshee sightings in Ireland and/or Scotland?
[edit] sídhe and caoineadh
Sí is just the modern spelling of sídhe; they aren't two different words. Also, I've adapted the IPA transcription of caoineadh to conform with the system used at Irish phonology and to reflect both the southern pronunciation in [-ə] and the northern pronunciation in [-u:]. —Angr 08:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Etymology
I don't know if this is correct, but MacBain's Gaelic Dictionary seems to say that while "sìth" does mean both "fairy" and "peace" in Scots Gaelic, the two meanings aren't really connected. It also lists "sídh" as the Irish equivilent for "fairy", but "síth" (or síoth) for "peace"[1]. As a child, I was taught that "Daoine Sídhe" meant "People of the Mounds". Daibhid C 20:30, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
