Cailleach, 'veiled one,' means a wise or spiritual woman. She has also been called a “hag” or a witch, based on such Old Gaelic terms as cailleach feasa 'wise woman, fortune-teller' and cailleach phiseogach 'sorceress, charm-worker.

What is Cailleach the goddess of?

In Gaelic (Irish, Scottish and Manx) mythology, the Cailleach (Irish: [kɪˈl̠ʲax, ˈkal̠ʲəx], Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰaʎəx]) is a divine hag and ancestor, associated with the creation of the landscape and with the weather, especially storms and winter.

Is the Cailleach evil?

The Cailleach was neither fully good nor fully evil; her intentions varied from tale to tale. Through her association with storms and thunder, she was a natural and wild destructive force. Despite this, she also cared deeply for animals both wild and domestic during the dark winter months.