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Púca

The púca (Irish for spirit/ghost; plural púcaí), puca (Old English for goblin), also pwca, pooka, pookah, phouka, and puck, is a creature of Celtic, English, and Channel Islands folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune, they could help or hinder rural and marine communities. Púcaí can have dark or white fur or hair. The creatures…

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Art and popular culture

William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night's DreamRobin GoodfellowPuckHarvey
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Etymology and analogues

PuckNorthwest EuropeScandinavian languagesOld IcelandicFaroese
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Morphology and physiology

GoblinManxGlashtynEach uisceKelpie
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Regional variations

County DownCounty LaoisWaterfordWexfordRoscommon
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Etymology and analogues

Nature of the púca

Morphology and physiology

Agricultural traditions

Regional variations

Art and popular culture

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Púca

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples159
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

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Púca

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related to Bibliography · 83
Púca → ABC-Clio, An Encyclopedia, Ancient Legends, Annales, Appletree Press, Bob, Bohn, Boydell Press, Breatnach, Bretagne, Brittany, Cambrian Quarterly Magazine, Celtic Culture, Celtic Mythology, Celtic Repertory, Claire, Comhairle Bhéaloideas, Cróinín, Curran, Deasún
related to Etymology and analogues · 24
Púca → Brittany, Celtic, Channel Islands, Cornish, Devil, English, Faroese, For, Germanic, In, In Welsh, Jèrriais, Middle English, Norman French, Northwest Europe, Norwegian, OED, Old Danish, Old Icelandic, Old Swedish
related to Morphology and physiology · 12
Púca → According, As, Brian Boru, High King, However, If, Ireland, It, No, The, The Manx, Though
related to Nature of the púca · 12
Púca → Also, Croker, Fairy, Irish, Killarney, One, Pookas, The, These, They, This, Thomas Keightley
related to Agricultural traditions · 9
Púca → Anything, At, Certain, Goidelic, In, It, Nonetheless, November, Samhain
related to Art and popular culture · 9
Púca → Harry Anderson, Harvey, James Stewart, Leslie Nielsen, Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck, Robin Goodfellow, The, William Shakespeare's
related to Regional variations · 8
Púca → County Down, County Laois, In, November Day, Roscommon, The, Waterford, Wexford
is a · 2
Púca → creature of the mountains and hills, deft shapeshifter

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irish said oclc also isbn pooka creature human take folklore fairy celtic goblin puck lad may animal púca's back tales

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Púcais adeft shapeshifter0.90text
Púcais acreature of the mountains and hills0.90text
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsCertain0.60section
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsIt0.60section
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsSamhain0.60section
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsGoidelic0.60section
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsAnything0.60section
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsIn0.60section
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsNonetheless0.60section
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsNovember0.60section
Púcarelated to Agricultural traditionsAt0.60section
Púcarelated to Art and popular cultureWilliam Shakespeare's0.60section

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