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Cailleach
In Gaelic mythology (IrishScottish and Manx) the (, ) is a divine hag, a creator deity and weather deity, and an ancestor deity. She is also commonly known as the Cailleach Bhéara(ch) or Bheur(ach). The word cailleach means "hag" in modern Scottish Gaelic, and has been applied to numerous mythological figures in IrelandScotland and the Isle of Man.

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