Cries Of Banshees Poem by Ima Ryma

In Irish lore a banshee be
A crier of a coming death,
In form of a female fairy.
When heard, all humans hold their breath.
And more than one banshee does cry
When a human holy and great
In Ireland is about to die,
Banshees gather to cry such fate.
And so in year 461,
March 17th, banshees were heard.
Cries echoed 'cross Ireland begun
Soon after Irish got the word.

A chorus of the banshees cried
On the sad day Saint Patrick died.