The Cailleach: An Introduction to the Ancient Goddess of Winter (Celtic Mythology Explained)

She is ancient… She is the landscape beneath our feet. She is the mountains and the hills. She is the rock and stone that leads down to the shore. She is wisdom. She is knowledge. She is mysteries. She is the old hag. She is The Cailleach.

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[professionalpoem]

i feel drawn to the cailleach, i love winter and all it brings ❄🌧🌨🌬🌈

[hArtyTruffle]

She looks like my Nan in so many of those representations 😊

[deaganachomarunacathasaigh]

An Cailleach Béarra is like Baba yaga here in Ireland. She's an ancient being that brings the Winter with her

[Freebirdshearth]

She is my matron goddess. Thank you for this beautiful introduction!

[craigdowling]

Absolutely awe inspiring. You did an honor to the Irish language and creative arts with this one brother. Thank you for your videos.

[andisadoily]

I venerate her as my matron goddess, she's great, thank you this video is great

[SusanMorrisonJones]

blown away, brilliant telling, thank you

[BiohazardBunney]

So basically Baba Yaga, just Irish. This is great because I'm already obsessed with Baba Yaga.

[Fallenfantasy]

Amazing information, shape about the AI art though.

[tcoysux]

..she knows change is medecine not so sweet..it is time for
Her people to rise

[waelomer]

thank you for this video, our three mothers, do you remember disany frozan and here ice hoarse

[naturalcambion]

She seems very similar to the Norse goddess Skadi.

[GkPhotographic]

the only thing the vailed one has to do with britin is what we Irish have told you,
her origin is of one place only . far away from that decrypt island to the east

[GhostLinx]

I invoked her and i can know everything

[laurenraine]

Beautiful. IS THE ARTIST? John Hunt? Rachel Patterson? I tried to find the name (s) of the artist, and could not, although you provide information about the writers. As an artist myself, this bothers me.

[StressResponseAbility]

She was the ice age goddess, prehistoric and ancient, not found in any pantheon

[millionsasone]

None of this is in Irish folklore. Whoever made this video is making things up.

[deerhounddana]

Please don't do this horrid thing to the the Cailleach go listen to Laith Wolf he can pronounce the words properly . Sorry that was just not well done

[caracopland]

Oh my goodness that’s not the Say it like this- KAY- LAY; like the traditional dance you silly buggar