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In Gaelic mythology ( Irish, Scottish and Manx) the (, ) is a divine hag, a creator deity and weather deity, and an ancestor deity. She is also commonly known as the Cailleach Bhéara(ch) or Bheur(ach). The word cailleach means "hag" in modern Scottish Gaelic, and has been applied to numerous mythological figures in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.
Usage examples of "cailleach".
Unfortunately, I did not study enough years with old Cailleach before my husband banished her from our lands.
This afternoon, when Rurik had returned to the keep after talking with Duncan MacNab, Maire had learned for the first time that her old mentor, Cailleach, might still be in Scotland.
She thought it might be Cailleach, except that there seemed to be many voices speaking to her.
Was Cailleach changing her voice, deliberately, to fool some lurking fairies or trolls?
It was alarming to see how much Cailleach had aged in the past five years.
Tell that witch, Cailleach, to cast a spell on that bloody bedchamber door and make it melt away.
Maire stood facing east, with her legs slightly apart, just as Cailleach had taught her.
Maire knew Cailleach had only her best interests at heart, but could she really seduce Rurik again?
A demanding goddess, Cailleach required such sacrifices from her worshippers.
The greatest sorceress ever to have lived, the duke suspected Cailleach was the first of his kind.
Some say Cailleach was the first mortal Guardian of Becoming to walk the earth, before Merlin.
Like the Cailleach and other winter hags, she had to die for life on earth to go on.
The long West Ridge of Bheinn na Cailleach disappeared into mist somewhere near the summit.