The Cailleach
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The Cailleach is the wife of Mug Ruith. She lived with him at the site of what is now Labbacallee wedge tomb. In a fit of jealousy after he fell in love with her sister, she threw a boulder at the druid knocking him into the River Funshion where he died.
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1500
Relationships
- consort of
- Mug Ruith
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“He married The Cailleach and together they lived at the site of what is now Labbacallee wedge tomb until, in a fit of jealousy after he fell in love with her sister, the hag threw a boulder at the druid knocking him into the River Funshion where he died.”
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