cailleach

/ ˈkæljəx /

noun

1. an old woman

Word History and Origins

Origin of cailleach¹

Gaelic

Example Sentences

According to Gaelic lore, this wind demon of spring is the "Cailleach" (old wife).

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Sure, 't was the kindly daughter you were to me, and me old and not worth my salt, a broken cailleach hobbling on a stick.

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The old cailleach had come again to ruffle the grave silence about young Shane in the haggard.

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In the second incident that happened to the Cailleach there appears to be a reminiscence of Sindbad the sailor.

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If the reaping finishes after Hallowmas the last corn cut is called the Cailleach (old woman).

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