A fuath (Scottish Gaelic: fuath; Scottish Gaelic pronunciation:; lit. ‘hatred'; plural: fuathan; phonetic English: vough, vaugh) is a class of malevolent spirits in Scottish Highland folklore and Irish Folklore especially water spirits.

The Fuath is a malevolent spirit in Scottish Highland folklore, particularly associated with water bodies. According to legend, the Fuath is a shape-shifting spirit that can take on various forms, including that of a horse, a bull, or a bird.

The glaistig / ˈ ɡ l æ ʃ t ɪ ɡ / is a ghost from Scottish mythology, a type of fuath. It is also known as maighdean uaine (Green Maiden), and may appear as a woman of beauty or monstrous mien, as a half-woman and half-goat similar to a faun or satyr, or in the shape of a goat. [1]

What does fuath‎ mean? From Old Irish fúath, úath ‎ ("likeness, form, semblance; a hideous or supernatural form, a spectre, apparition, monster"). From Middle Irish fúath‎ ("hatred, abhorrence"), from Old Irish úath ‎ ("horror"). Tá fuath agam don áit sin. I hate that place. Tá fuath agam ar an áit sin. I hate that place.

Born from the frothy waves and ancient bogs of Celtic mythology, the Fuath is a guardian of lakes, rivers, and seas. It is an elemental, a malevolent water spirit of sorts, that would rather be left alone. Its primary role isn’t to engage with humans, but to deter them.

The Fuath is a mythical creature in Scottish folklore, often associated with water and water-related locations such as streams, pools, and lochs.

A fuath (Scottish Gaelic: fuath ‘hate'; plural: fuathan; phonetic English: vough, vaugh) is a class of malevolent spirits in Scottish Highland folklore, especially water spirits. In Sutherland was the so-called Moulin na Vaugha/Fouadh, ‘Mill of the Fuath', haunted by the fuath and her son, the amormphous brollachan.

Jun 14, 2002 · fuath. In Ross-shire, in the Highlands, a common word to denote an apparition, ghost, specter. As such it is also found, though rarely, in Argyleshire. A desolate moor near Ullapool in Ross-shire is called Leathat leacanta nam Fuath, "Flat-stoned Declivity of Fuaths." It means literally aversion, hatred.

A Fuath (pronounced foo-ah) (Fuathan pl.) is an evil, Gaelic water spirit. The Scottish use the name 'Fuath' to refer to generic water spirits who inhabit the sea, rivers, fresh water, or sea loches like the Kelpie or Uisges in Northern Ireland or the Bean-Nighe.

Apr 4, 2025 · A fuath is the mother of the brollachan. Highland subspecies of the fuath include the beithir, fideal, peallaidh, and ùruisg. Vough is a phonetic anglicization.