Cailleach of the land - prints

The Cailleach, one of the oldest Deities of the Gaelic world, was associated with the land, a Sovereignty Goddess, a builder of landscapes. She is connected with many places in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man and is said to have shaped the ancient cairns of Loughcrew in Co. Meath from stones falling from her apron. In this image, I see her as that creator, her movement and being, a continuation of the flow of the land and sky which surrounds her

Illustration from an original by Margaret McKenna