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cailleach
/ ˈkæljəx /
noun
- an old woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cailleach1
Gaelic
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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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