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- cailleach is cailleacha (pronounced [kɪˈl̠ʲaxə, ˈkal̠ʲəxə]) in Irish, cailleachan (pronounced [ˈkʰaʎəxən]) in Scottish Gaelic, and caillaghyn in Manx....
- while Bríd rules the summer. In Scotland, a group of hags, known as The Cailleachan (The Storm Hags) are seen as personifications of the elemental powers...
- insular Celtic lands, Lugh is seen as a god of the storms, as are the CailleachanScottish storm hags – and the Cailleach herself, who brings the first...
- also honour the goddess Tailtiu at Lughnasadh, and may s**** to keep the Cailleachan from damaging the crops, much in the way appeals are made to Lugh. Wiccans...
- Mealasta is known to be the location of a medieval settlement Tigh nan Cailleachan Dubha, the House of the Black Women, is one of the medieval ruins, which...
- St. Christophers, Uig Bay, Tigh na Beanaich, Aird Uig, and Tigh na Cailleachan Dhubha, Mealastadh. The Abhainn Dearg Red River Distillery, which began...