Cailleach
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In Gaelic myth, the Cailleach is a divine hag, associated with the creation of the landscape and with the weather, especially storms and winter. The word literally means 'old woman, hag', and is found
Illustration by John Duncan in Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend (1917)
Ceann na Caill, The Hag's Head, on the southernmost tip of the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare. One of many locations named for the Cailleach.
Ben Cruachan, highest point in Argyll and Bute, home of the Cailleach nan Cruachan
The Corryvreckan whirlpool (Scottish Gaelic: Coire Bhreacain - 'whirlpool/cauldron of the plaid') washtub of the Cailleach
Hag
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A hag is a wizened old woman, or a kind of fairy, witch, or goddess having the appearance of such a woman, often found in folklore and children's tales such as "Hansel and Gretel". Hags are often seen
Cailleach
…In Gaelic (Irish, Scottish and Manx) myth, the Cailleach (Irish: , Scottish Gaelic: ) is a divine hag, associated with the creation of the landscape and with the weather, especially storms and winter. The word literally means 'old woman, hag', and is…
1920 Arthur Rackham illustration for the Irish fairytale The Hag of the Mill. "Now the Hag of the Mill was a bony, thin pole of a hag with odd feet."