BANSHEE

(irish, bean sidhe; Gaelic, (ban sith), a female goblin common to Celtic myth., but more particularly to the folk-lore of Ireland and the W. of Scotland, Heard at night, ‘the Banshee’s lonely croon’ is believed to herald the death of some member of the family. state, Rajputana, India; capital, B.; fortre , temples; area, 1,946 sq. miles. Pop. 165,000. residency forming western extremity, island of Java; majority of inhabitants Sudanese; rice, coffee. (2) town and seaport, founded by Dutch, 1595; formerly head of residency; unhealthy; gave name to B. fowls. group, Philippines (11° 9’ N., 123° 44’ E.); pearls, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell. Pop. of isl. 18,300, of tn. 13,300.