Welsh mythology creatures

The púca (Irish for spirit/ghost), pooka, phouka, phooka, phooca, puca or púka, is primarily a creature of Irish folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune, they could either help or hinder rural and marine communities. The creatures were said to be shape changers which could take the appearance of black horses, goats and rabbits. The púca has counterparts throughout the Celtic cultures of Northwest Europe. For instance, in Welsh mythology it is named the pwca and in…

Llamhigyn Y Dwr, also known as Water Leaper is a malicious creature from Welsh mythology and folklore that lived in swamps, ponds, rivers, and lakes. It was said to be a giant, limbless frog or toad with a bat's membranous wings (sometimes even a bird's feathery wings) and a long, reptilian tail with a large stinger at the tip. It leapt across the water using its wings, hence its name. Its favorite prey were fish, poor sheep who wandered too close to the water's edge, or even fishermen! It…

Stephen Price ‘Give us rhyme for rhyme through the wood of the door Then open the door if you fail’ Mari Lwyd, the mysterious and menacing cloaked horse, is perhaps one of our most spectacular winter traditions. Her ghostly skull and white robes, baubles for eyes and a mane of translucent colours prove an unsettling, […]

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Tabitca Cope recently posted an article about the Welsh lake monster Teggie and I thought I should reprint it. Teggie always nonplussed me because there was one report that sounded like a ten foot periscope sighting. But there is ac way to account for it and I shall come to that after the reprint. Bala Lake, Wales, from Wikipedia http://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/new-sighting-of-bala-lake-creature.html Friday, 12 April 2013 new sighting of Bala Lake creature Please see comments…

An introduction to some of the most interesting characters, creatures, and monsters from Welsh folklore and mythology.

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These weird Welsh Mythical Creatures will blow your mind, reports NIA JONES!

Cù-Sìth(e) (pronounced Koo-Shee) are mythological creatures in Irish (spelt cú sídhe), Scottish and Celtic folklore and mythology.