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1. (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disembodied spirit, spirit,
definition	:	any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings (noun.person)

domain category	:	folklore,
definition	:	the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture (noun.cognition)

domain region	:	emerald isle, hibernia, ireland,
definition	:	an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (noun.location)