Category: Cailleach

From Imbolc to Candlemas; From the Goddess Brìde to Saint Brigid.

Feb 1, 2026 | Beltane, Bride, Cailleach, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Imbolc, Lughnasadh, Lunastral, Lammas, Myths and Legends, Samhain and Halloween, Summer Solstice, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

Imbolc is a festival which pre-dates the arrival of Christianity in Scotland. The Coming of...

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Cailleach Nollich : The Burning of the Old Woman of Winter

Dec 22, 2025 | Cailleach, Christmas and Yule, Feasts, Quarter-days, Celebrations and the Celtic Calendar, Fire Festivals, Hogmanay, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

The Cailleach Nollich or the Yeel Carlin is Scotland’s version of the Yule Log. This centuries old...

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The Winter Solstice: The World’s Oldest Festival

Dec 21, 2025 | Bride, Cailleach, Chambered cairn, Christmas and Yule, Druids, Fire Festivals, Hogmanay, Maeshowe, Neolithic, Orkney, Shetland, Wheel of the Year, Winter Solstice

The World’s Oldest Festival occurs at the Winter Solstice. The ancient ones were hunters and spent...

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Scotland’s Giantesses: Storm Hags, Queens and Goddesses

Oct 29, 2025 | Bride, Cailleach, Giantesses, Giants, Gods and Goddesses

Scottish Giantesses are formidable! In Scottish mythology, whenever you meet a giant, it is...

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An Introduction to the Sìthichean

Oct 10, 2025 | Bride, Cailleach, Gods and Goddesses, Kelpie, Myths and Legends, Prehistory, Scathach, Selkie, Sith (fairies), Witch Hunts and Trials

The Sìthichean or faeries did not always live alongside humankind on the earth but danced in the...

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Scotland’s Dragons: Sea Serpents and Wyrms

Aug 8, 2025 | Angus, Bride, Cailleach, Dragons, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Henge, Michael Scott, Myths and Legends, Neolithic, Picts

When people think of dragons, wyrms aren’t the first thing that generally comes to mind. Rebecca...

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