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cailleach is
cailleacha (pronounced [kɪˈl̠ʲaxə, ˈkal̠ʲəxə]) in Irish,
cailleachan (pronounced [ˈkʰaʎəxən]) in
Scottish Gaelic, and
caillaghyn in Manx....
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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...
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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...
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insular Celtic lands, Lugh is seen as a god of the storms, as are the
Cailleachan –
Scottish storm hags – and the
Cailleach herself, who
brings the first...
- St. Christophers, Uig Bay, Tigh na Beanaich, Aird Uig, and Tigh na
Cailleachan Dhubha, Mealastadh. The
Abhainn Dearg Red
River Distillery,
which began...
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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...
