NOMENA OF THE CAILLEACH

 

She of the veil,

Old lady of Beara,

Sister of Aine,

Wife of Lugh,

Beloved of Manannan,

Deer-herder,

Mistress of the horned ones,

Wolf-rider,

Mother of gods and men,

Giver of age and youth,

Maker of mountains.

Enchantress of lakes,

Hammer-bearer,

Queen of winter,

Blue-faced crone of the spells,

Washer at the ford,

Raiser of storms,

Last sheaf of the harvest,

Aider of Cian.

 

© Rob Smith