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cailleach

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cailleach [ˈkæljəx]
n
Scot an old woman
[Gaelic]


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The Cailleach, The Thistle of Scotland THE reason the thistle became the national symbol of Scotland is open to question but one of the best stories involves the Danish army invading the Highlands in the 11th Century.
It is also said that one of the great enemies of the Fionna, the immense sea-hag, Cailleach Bheur, can spawn dragons from her corpse by contact with the sea: "A worm creeping out from one of her bones will on reaching water become a fierce dragon" (Mackenzie viii).
The walk, on Sunday, March 12, has been organised by the Crossroads Youth and Community Association - where Farah worked - and women's community arts group the Cailleach Collective.
 
 
 
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