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Gruagach

gruagach

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

gruagach, gruacach, grógach [OIr. grúacach, hairy, long-haired; goblin, wight, enchanter; wizard-like]. Solitary fairy of Irish and Scottish Gaelic traditions, sometimes seen as a giant or ogre. His characteristic long hair links the gruagach to the woodwose or wild man of the woods. In Scotland the term gruagach may sometimes also refer to a fairy woman dressed in green or to a slender, handsome man.
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