The Cailleach Beira (also called Beira, Queen of Winter; Cailleach; Cailleach Bheur; Muilearteach; Mala Liath; Gyre Carlin; the Bone Mother)
Name pronunciation: KAL-yakh BAY-rah (Cailleach = “KAL-yakh” with a guttural “kh”; Beira =...
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Category: Bestiary
Wirry-cow (also known as Worricow, Worriecow, Wurricow, Wirriekow, Wirricow)
Name pronunciation: [wirry-cow] (Scots: [ˈwɪrɪkʌu̯]) General Information: The wirry-cow is not a...
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Bodach Cleocain Deirg (The Old Man or Spectre of the Red Cloak)
Name pronunciation: BOH-dakh CLAY-kin JER-ig General Information: The Bodach Cleocain Deirg is a...
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Hogboon (or Hogboy)
Name pronunciation: HOG-boon General Information: The Hogboon is a mound-dweller from Orkney and...
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Shellycoat
Name pronunciation: Shelly-coat (pronounced SHEH-lee-koht) General Information: The Shellycoat is...
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