bean chaointe
deity Irish folklore single tradition · 1
In Ireland and parts of Scotland, a traditional part of mourning is the keening woman (bean chaointe), who wails a lament. In some parts of Leinster, she is referred to as the bean chaointe ('keening woman') whose wail can be so piercing that it shatters glass.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cyhyraeth, Banshee, bean-nighe
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In Ireland and parts of Scotland, a traditional part of mourning is the keening woman (bean chaointe), who wails a lament —in Irish: caoineadh ('weeping'), pronounced [ˈkɯiːnʲə] in the Irish dialects of Munster and southern County Galway”
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