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Banshenchas
An Banshenchas (literally "the woman lore") is a medieval text which collects brief descriptions of prominent woman in Irish legend into a poetic narrative.The -shenchas element in this word is the same one appearing in dinsenchas (place lore) and is cognate with seanachie, a word that has entered English language as a word for a traditional Irish storyteller.
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