The Name...
In the early part of the 19th. century, the owner of the farm now called Banshee Reeks was said to be of Irish/Scotish descent. In the Gaelic language, banshee is a female spirit and reeks refers to hills and dales.
The story goes that one night the farmer went into the town of Leesburg to attend to personal business and also paid a visit to the local saloon.
Upon arriving back at his farm very late at night, with the wind howling and the night animals making their noises, the farmer was in such a state of mind, that he claimed he heard a banshee on the reeks.
The phrase was altered over the years and the area became known as Banshee Reeks.