Creature
Cailleach
Game statistics
- ATK
- 2
- DEF
- 4
- WIL
- 30
Ability
While on the field: Enemy Creatures have –1 ATK when attacking.
Mythology
The Ancient Hag
The Cailleach is an ancient female figure found throughout Gaelic tradition and strongly associated with wild landscapes, winter, weather and the shaping of the land.
Stories of the Cailleach vary significantly by region. Mountains, stones and other natural features across Ireland and Scotland have accumulated traditions connecting their formation or character with her.
Rather than belonging to one single story, the Cailleach survives through a broad landscape tradition in which an immense supernatural woman is connected with the forces of nature.
The physical card
In Celtic Clash
Explore the legend
Slieve Gullion
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Slieve Gullion has a strong local tradition associated with the Cailleach and with the supernatural female figure known in the landscape as the Cailleach Beara. The mountain's mythology forms part of a wider body of Cailleach traditions found across Ireland and Scotland, so this should be presented as one important regional association rather than her single definitive home.