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Gaelic female hag deity
In Gaelic (Irish, Scottish and Manx) myth, the Cailleach (Irish: [ˈkal̠ʲəx, kəˈl̠ʲax], Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰaʎəx]) is a divine hag, associated with the
Cailleach
Irish mythical figure
(Irish: Cailleach Bhéarra, also known as The White Nun of Beara, The Cailleach or The Old Woman of Dingle) is a mythic Irish Goddess: a Cailleach, or divine
The_Hag_of_Beara
Human settlement in Scotland
Nunton (Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Cailleach) is a settlement on Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Nunton is within the parish of South Uist
Nunton,_Benbecula
European sculpture motif
The goddess in question usually is identified as Celtic, the hag-like Cailleach figure of Irish and Scottish mythology. Margaret Murray proposed this
Sheela_na_gig
Gaelic festival and feast day of Saint Brigid
means the Cailleach is asleep and winter is almost over. At Imbolc on the Isle of Man, where she is known as Caillagh ny Groamagh, the Cailleach is said
Imbolc
British actress
Stranger in 2010. In 2011, she appeared in the BBC1 series Merlin, as the Cailleach, the gatekeeper to the spirit world. Also in 2011 she appeared in the
Gemma_Jones
Name list
origin; it may refer to: Alleged Celtic Goddess Bronach (also called Cailleach) Saint Brónach (sometimes anglicised to Bronagh), a 6th-century holy woman
Bronagh
Female spirit in Irish mythology
25 other banshees who would always be at her attendance. Baobhan Sith Cailleach Caoineag Clíodhna Devil Bird La Llorona Klagmuhme Madam Koi Koi Psychopomp
Banshee
Constellation straddling the celestial equator
literally means "the one with a penis [bod]" and was the husband of the Cailleach (hag). In Scandinavian tradition, Orion's Belt was known as "Frigg's Distaff"
Orion_(constellation)
Trickster or bogeyman figure in Gaelic folklore and mythology
Gaelic folklore and mythology. The bodach "old man" is paired with the cailleach "hag, old woman" in Irish legend. Bodach (Old Irish also botach) is the
Bodach
Mountain at the eastern end of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland
Beinn na Caillich (Scottish Gaelic for 'mountain of the old woman or Cailleach') is a mountain with a height of 732 metres (2,402 ft), overlooking Kyle
Beinn_na_Caillich_(Kyle_Rhea)
List of deities of the Celtic peoples
goddess of the bear Axona - Gallic goddess of the river Aisne Beira - see Cailleach Belisama - Gallic and Brittonic goddess Bergusia - Gallic goddess of Alesia
List_of_Celtic_deities
Irish fiddler and singer, and media presenter
Ireland with a one-woman show of music and bilingual storytelling about the Cailleach. As of the early 2020s, Ní Ghlacáin was living on a farm in Ennis, County
Doireann_Ní_Ghlacáin
Mountain in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Slieve Gullion appears in Irish mythology, where it is associated with the Cailleach and the heroes Fionn mac Cumhaill and Cú Chulainn. It dominates the countryside
Slieve_Gullion
Large snake-like cryptid in Scottish folklore
the beithir and the mythological hag known as the Cailleach Bheur. In a story from Argyll the Cailleach was slain by a hunter who hacked her to pieces,
Beithir
2026 film by Damian McCarthy
and bellhop Alby. Ohm overhears Cob tell two children the story of the Cailleach, a local witch who kidnaps children and leads them in chains on a tour
Hokum_(film)
Hills and tombs in County Meath, Ireland
Slieve na Calliagh (Irish: Sliabh na Caillí or Sliabh na Cailleach, meaning 'the Cailleach's mountain') are a range of hills and ancient burial site near
Slieve_na_Calliagh
Village in County Westmeath, Ireland
Collinstown (Irish: Baile na gCailleach) is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies 18 km
Collinstown
Stock character; a wizened old woman, often a malicious witch
giving advice or by giving gifts. In Irish and Scottish mythology, the cailleach is a hag goddess concerned with creation, harvest, the weather, and sovereignty
Hag
Season of television series
Emilia Fox as Morgause Santiago Cabrera as Sir Lancelot Gemma Jones as The Cailleach Phil Davis as The Gleeman James Callis as Julius Borden Charlene McKenna
Merlin_series_4
Anu Arianrhod Banba Bé Chuille Beag Bébinn Beira Boann Branwen Brigid Cailleach Ceridwen Cethlenn Clíodhna Creiddylad Creirwy Cyhyraeth Cymidei Cymeinfoll
List_of_goddesses
Mountain in Highland, Scotland
A' Chailleach (Scottish Gaelic for 'the old woman or Cailleach') is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the Fannichs of Wester
A'_Chailleach_(Fannichs)
Narrow strait off the coast of Scotland
dangerous dive in Britain". In Scottish mythology the hag goddess of winter, Cailleach Bheur, uses the gulf to wash her great plaid, and this ushers in the turn
Gulf_of_Corryvreckan
Island in Stirling, Scotland
Inchcailloch (Scottish Gaelic: Innis na Cailleach) is an islet on Loch Lomond in Scotland. It is 85 metres (279 ft) at its highest point. It is also known
Inchcailloch
Irish holiday and Gaelic harvest festival
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Lughnasadh
British actress
Doctors - (2004 - 2018) Toast of London – Betty Pimples Bloodforge - Cailleach • Aerten (2012) Love Soup – Davina, (2008) EastEnders – Marie (1996),
Charlotte_Avery
Spiritual belief of the ancient Celts
of the storms, as are the Cailleachan – Scottish storm hags – and the Cailleach herself, who brings the first winter snows to the land by washing her
Celtic_Animism
Irish goddess of summer, wealth, and sovereignty
dual-goddess, seasonal function (such as seen in the Gaelic myths of the Cailleach and Brigid) with the two sisters representing the "two suns" of the year:
Áine
Cross woven from rushes, arms offset
cross. These "last sheaf" celebrations are collectively known as the Cailleach. Shortly after the Irish Free State gained its independence in 1922, Brigid's
Brigid's_cross
Name list
Inchcailloch (Old Irish: Innis na Cailleach; island of the old woman), burial place of Saint Kentigerna
Caintigern
Topics referred to by the same term
Beinn na Caillich is the name of several mountains in Scotland: Beinn na Caillich (Red Hills), a hill of 732 m with 696 m prominence, to the west of Broadford
Beinn_na_Caillich
Gaulish goddess
and seems to bear random traits associated with both the Celtic Beira/ Cailleach and the Norse/ Germanic Freyja. This would likely make Bricta the same
Bricta
Orcadian folktale
Beithir Gigelorum Birds Boobrie Cryptids Loch Ness Monster Deities Beira Cailleach Demons Nuckelavee Fairies/spirits Aos Sí Baobhan sith Bean-nighe Biasd
Assipattle_and_the_Stoor_Worm
Archipelago off the west coast of Scotland
the beauty of Eriskay and its people. In his verse drama, Parlamaid nan Cailleach (The Old Wives' Parliament), he lampooned the gossiping of his female
Hebrides
Celtic horned god
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Cernunnos
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Celtic_mythology
Group of sedimentary rocks in Scotland
is divided into four formations, the Diabaig, Applecross, Aultbea and Cailleach Head formations. The Torridon Group infills an irregular land surface
Torridon_Group
Species of bird
could also be a manifestation of the Morrígan, the wife of Tethra, or the Cailleach. This idea has persisted, and the hooded crow is associated with fairies
Hooded_crow
Mountain in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
of Highland clans Campbell and MacIntyre. Ben Cruachan Quarry Branch Cailleach Falls of Cruachan railway station List of Munro mountains Mountains and
Ben_Cruachan
Mountain in Scotland
Beinn na Caillich (Scottish Gaelic for 'mountain of the old woman or Cailleach') is a mountain with a height of 732 metres (2,402 ft), west of Broadford
Beinn_na_Caillich_(Red_Hills)
Fictional main character from the 2012 film Brave
Merida later romances), while the ancient entity of creation known as Cailleach informs Merida about a way to save her people. Merida is a character to
Merida_(Brave)
Municipality in Galicia, Spain
Orcabella has many features that are similar to the Irish crone-goddess, Cailleach Bhéirre (LA MITOLOGÍA Y EL FOLKLORE DE GALICIA Y LAS REGIONES CÉLTICAS
Fisterra
Irish myth
tale. The bodach is a trickster figure, consort or male analogue of the cailleach ("hag"), already known from Old Irish sources, but this early modern tale
Eachtra Bhodaigh an Chóta Lachtna
Eachtra_Bhodaigh_an_Chóta_Lachtna
Irish actress and writer (born 1954)
Conor Hanratty - - Cork Opera House - The Rite of Spring/Petrushka the Cailleach Michael Keegan-Dolan - English National Opera andSadler's Wells - - The
Olwen_Fouéré
Name of many stones in Scotland
other than its association with old hags, witches, and the legends of the Cailleach. A 'Carle' in Scots is a commoner, a husband or in a derogatory sense
Carlin_stone
Ghostly spirit in Welsh mythology
accompanied by a corpse-light. Like the Irish banshee and the Scottish Cailleach, to which the cyhyraeth and the Gwrach y Rhibyn are closely related, the
Cyhyraeth
Gaulish god described by Caesar
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Gaulish_Dis_Pater
1976 compilation album by Thin Lizzy
Vertigo. It includes "Sitamoia" (based on the traditional Irish song Cailleach an Airgid/The Hag with the Money) and "Little Darling", both featuring
Remembering_–_Part_1
various mythologies, traditions, and fiction. Beira, Queen of Winter, also Cailleach Bheur, a personification or deity of winter in Gaelic mythology Boreas
Deities and personifications of seasons
Deities_and_personifications_of_seasons
Mythological taboo or vow
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Geas
Realm of the deities in Celtic mythology
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Celtic_Otherworld
Stock character; a malicious old woman, often occult or witch-like
literature portal Fantasy portal Speculative fiction portal Black Annis Cailleach Fairy godmother Hag La Befana Queen (Snow White) Wicca Wicked fairy godmother
Crone
Mountain in Highland, Scotland
A' Chailleach (Scottish Gaelic for 'the old woman or Cailleach') is one of the Monadhliath Mountains of Scotland. It lies seven kilometres (4+1⁄2 miles)
A' Chailleach (Monadhliath Mountains)
A'_Chailleach_(Monadhliath_Mountains)
Otherworld realm in Irish mythology
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Tír_na_nÓg
Gaelic May Day festival
Queen Aspects of the Otherworld Female in Irish Hag Legends: The Case of Cailleach Bhéarra". Béaloideas. 62/63: 147–162. doi:10.2307/20522445. JSTOR 20522445
Beltane
Ethnic group native to Portugal
seems to come from the Celts – perhaps from one of their specifications, Cailleach – but which, in everyday life, was synonymous with shelter, anchorage
Portuguese_people
Mountain in Scotland
the mountain is Ceum na Caillich (often rendered as the "Witch's Step", cailleach, here in genitive also means an old woman/hag), a deep gash in the eastern
Caisteal_Abhail
Comic strip
Tommy Rawhead is an Irish hobgoblin with a taste for children Black Annis Cailleach Bheur Dando the Huntsman, a Cornish priest connected with ideas of the
London_Falling
Peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain
Orcabella has many features that are similar to the Irish crone-goddess, Cailleach Bhéirre (LA MITOLOGÍA Y EL FOLKLORE DE GALICIA Y LAS REGIONES CÉLTICAS
Cape_Finisterre
Sequence of rocks in Scotland
the Torridonian into four units, the Diabaig, Applecross, Aultbea and Cailleach Head groups (which are now the names of formations within the Torridon
Torridonian
"ambivalent" character in Scottish myths was the "hag", the Goddess, the Gaelic Cailleach, and the Giantess, a divine being who is harmful. The hag is also considered
Scottish_mythology
Archetype in mythology
Wangarĩ, and Wangũi. Brìde – goddess in England, Ireland and Scotland. Cailleach – The Winter Hag aspect of the Mother Goddess in Scotland. Similarly known
Nine_maidens_(mythology)
name meaning "Port of Cale" (Cale likely is a word of Celtic origin - Cailleach-Bheur her other name; the Mother goddess of the Celtic people as in Calais
Culture_of_Portugal
Beithir Gigelorum Birds Boobrie Cryptids Loch Ness Monster Deities Beira Cailleach Demons Nuckelavee Fairies/spirits Aos Sí Baobhan sith Bean-nighe Biasd
Biast_Bhealach_Odail
Mountain in central Scotland
of the haunts of the ancient winter goddess of Scotland known as the Cailleach Bheur. The Schiehallion oilfield in the North Atlantic is named after
Schiehallion
Mountain in Knoydart, Scotland
Beinn na Caillich (Scottish Gaelic for 'mountain of the old woman or Cailleach') is a mountain with a height of 732 metres (2,402 ft) in Knoydart, in
Beinn_na_Caillich_(Knoydart)
21 53 Hoy Orkney 13,458 392 481 Hunda 100 0 41 Inchcailloch (Innis nan Cailleach) (F) Loch Lomond 50 0 85 Inchcolm (Innis Choluim) Firth of Forth 9 * 0
List_of_islands_of_Scotland
Feminine or female deity
goddesses: Epona, Dea Matrona Irish mythology: Áine, Boann, Brigid, The Cailleach, Danu, Ériu, Fand and The Morrígan (Nemain, Macha, and Badb) among others
Goddess
Traditional Scottish song now a nursery rhyme
Beithir Gigelorum Birds Boobrie Cryptids Loch Ness Monster Deities Beira Cailleach Demons Nuckelavee Fairies/spirits Aos Sí Baobhan sith Bean-nighe Biasd
Aiken_Drum
1978–79 season of British sci-fi TV series
criminal who stole the segment disguises herself as the Celtic goddess Cailleach. 101 4 The Androids of Tara "Part One" Michael Hayes David Fisher
Doctor_Who_season_16
Part of Irish folklore
Fetch". In it, the eponymous "fetch" (actually described as a Scottish Cailleach or "carlin" (hag)) is a portent of impending death for the Leith family
Fetch_(folklore)
Sea serpent of Orcadian folklore
Beithir Gigelorum Birds Boobrie Cryptids Loch Ness Monster Deities Beira Cailleach Demons Nuckelavee Fairies/spirits Aos Sí Baobhan sith Bean-nighe Biasd
Stoor_worm
List of people from around the world executed over witchcraft
ISBN 978-0-313-32142-9 Islandmagee witch trial Enstam, Gwen (2019-12-03). "The Cailleach of the Borehole". The Bottle Imp. Retrieved 2025-12-28. "The abolition
List of people executed for witchcraft
List_of_people_executed_for_witchcraft
Other female figures from Celtic mythology include the weather witch Cailleach (Irish for 'nun,' 'witch,' 'the veiled' or 'old woman') of Scotland and
Ancient_Celtic_women
DC Comics superhero
within, having once made the human shell of Mother Salt's daughter, the Cailleach, subservient to her human host's will and restored the true forms and
Aquaman
Modern paganism based on ancient alleged Celtic traditions
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Celtic_neopaganism
athletic event, from the Gaelic word "cabar" which refers to a wooden pole. Cailleach An old woman, a hag, or a particular ancient goddess. Cairn From càrn
List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin
List_of_English_words_of_Scottish_Gaelic_origin
Area of historical importance in Ireland
known as Slieve na Calliagh or Sliabh na Caillí, meaning "mountain of the Cailleach", the divine hag of Irish mythology. Legend has it that the monuments
Loughcrew
Form of European straw work
bacach (Harris, Skye, Glenelg) Straw dog - strae bikko (Shetland, Orkney) Cailleach Gaelic: Old Woman or The Hag (harvest after All Saints) Caseg Fedi or
Corn_dolly
Female spirit in Scottish folklore
washerwoman') or nigheag na h-àtha ('little washer at the ford'). Beira Cailleach Caoineag Hulder The Morrígan Moura Encantada Wirry-cow Slattenpatte Briggs
Bean-nighe
Personification of winter
Boreas, and in other cultures including Celtic mythology with the goddess Cailleach and goddess Beira. Over time, the old gods of winter changed to new humanizations
Old_Man_Winter
Irish poet (1944–2025)
O'Sullivan made the first direct translation of the 10th-Century Irish poem "Cailleach Béara" ("The Lament of the Old Woman of Beare") into French, in collaboration
Derry_O'Sullivan
Ruined abbey in County Limerick, Ireland
0630°W / 52.5713; -9.0630 Monasternagalliaghduff (Irish: Mainistir na gCailleach Dubh, meaning 'The Black Nuns' Abbey') also called the Abbey of St Catherine
Monasternagalliaghduff
that the word used,'caileach', translates as 'chalice', as opposed to 'cailleach' (nun) Inchicronan "ruins of...Augustinian priory...on a site whose history
List of monastic houses in County Clare
List_of_monastic_houses_in_County_Clare
2001 studio album by Kevin Crawford
/ The Hard Road To Travel / Paddy Fahey's (reels) 3:19 Brian O'Lynn / Cailleach A Shúsa (jigs) 3:54 Tommy's Mazurkas (mazurkas) 3:32 Farewell To Jim /
In Good Company (Kevin Crawford album)
In_Good_Company_(Kevin_Crawford_album)
Sea spirit in British Isles folklore
Beithir Gigelorum Birds Boobrie Cryptids Loch Ness Monster Deities Beira Cailleach Demons Nuckelavee Fairies/spirits Aos Sí Baobhan sith Bean-nighe Biasd
Tangie
Tradition observed in the US and Canada
"On the Isle of Man, where She is known as Caillagh ny Groamagh, the Cailleach is said to have been seen on St. Bride's day in the form of a gigantic
Groundhog_Day
Church in County Mayo, Ireland
the name..." sources.nli.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2016. "Teampall na gCailleach Dubh/Templenagalliaghdoo | Logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 12 November
Templenagalliaghdoo
was the name of a Celtic goddess (drawing a comparison with the Gaelic Cailleach, a supernatural hag). Some French scholars believe the name may have come
History_of_Portugal
English folklore bogeyman
Black Annis as being similar to the Indic Kali, Gaelic Muilearteach and Cailleach Bheare, the Greek Demeter, the Mesopotamian Labartu and the Egyptian Isis-Hathor
Black_Annis
lighthouses now disposed of are not included in the list. Ardtornish Bass Rock Cailleach Head Cairnbulg Briggs Corran Narrows North East Corran Point Craigton
List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
List_of_Northern_Lighthouse_Board_lighthouses
queen of Thomond Amadan Dubh - trickster fairy known as the "dark fool" Cailleach - divine hag Canola - mythical inventor of the harp Medb Lethderg - goddess
List of Irish mythological figures
List_of_Irish_mythological_figures
Fire-breathing giant Cadejo (Central America) – Cow-sized dog-goat hybrid Cailleach (Scottish) – Divine creator and weather deity hag Caipora (Tupi) – Fox-human
List of legendary creatures (C)
List_of_legendary_creatures_(C)
Highest mountain in Ireland
Carrauntoohil is the Hag's Glen (Irish: Com Caillí, lit. 'hollow of the Cailleach'), to the west is Coomloughra (Irish: Chom Luachra, lit. 'hollow of the
Carrauntoohil
Hill in the Southern Uplands of Scotland
English translation Scots, Scottish Gaelic: Old Woman's Hill or The Cailleach's cairn Geography Location Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Parent range
Carlin's_Cairn
Medieval Irish tale
but, while he was recuperating, a local woman called the 'mill-hag' (cailleach an mhuilinn) taunted him into a leaping contest. As they leapt, the noise
Buile_Shuibhne
Celtic deity
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Lugus
Human settlement in Scotland
sleeping (and, only from the Achmore stone circle, pregnant) woman, called Cailleach na Mointeach (The Old Woman of the Moors). The circle was discovered in
Achmore,_Lewis
Presumed Irish goddess
v t e Topics in Celtic mythology Creation Beira Cailleach Ancient Gaulish and Brythonic deities Abandinus Abellio Abnoba Adsullata Agronā Alaunus Alisanos
Tailtiu
Human settlement in Scotland
a little to the west of Moy at the pass between Meall Mor and Ben nan Cailleach. James Browne (1849). A History of the Highlands and of the Highland Clans
Moy,_Highland
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