▁have ▁the ▁same ▁myth ological ▁origin ▁as ▁the ▁bean ▁n ig he . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Bre ton ▁tradition , ▁they ▁are ▁dece ased ▁who ▁were ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁dirty ▁shr oud : ▁ ▁Ireland ▁In ▁Ireland , ▁they ▁are ▁an ▁o min ous ▁port ent , ▁for et elling ▁death , ▁either ▁one ' s ▁own ▁or ▁a ▁death ▁in ▁the ▁family . ▁The ▁was her w omen ▁of ▁Ireland ▁was h ▁the ▁blood ied ▁sh ir ts ▁of ▁those ▁about ▁to ▁die . ▁ ▁Scotland ▁In ▁Scotland , ▁if ▁one ▁can ▁get ▁between ▁the ▁was her w omen ▁and ▁the ▁water , ▁they ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁grant ▁three ▁wishes ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁three ▁questions ▁answered ▁truth fully . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁tradition ▁in ▁Scotland ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁was her ▁at ▁the ▁ford , ▁the ▁god dess ▁Cl oth a , ▁who ▁gives ▁the ▁River ▁C ly de ▁its ▁name . ▁ ▁Wales ▁and ▁Corn wall ▁In ▁Wales ▁and ▁Corn wall ▁a ▁passer by ▁must ▁avoid ▁being ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁was her w omen . ▁If ▁they ▁do ▁get ▁seen ▁however , ▁they ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁help ▁wr ing ▁out ▁the ▁sheets . ▁If ▁they ▁tw ist ▁the ▁sheets ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁direction ▁as ▁the ▁was her w omen , ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁arms ▁will ▁be ▁w rench ed ▁from ▁their ▁so ckets ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁get ▁pulled ▁into ▁the ▁wet ▁sheets ▁and ▁killed ▁instantly . ▁If , ▁however , ▁they ▁tw ist ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction , ▁the