Trickster or bogeyman figure in Gaelic folklore and mythology
A bodach (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈpɔt̪əx]; plural bodaich "old man; rustic, churl, lout"; Old Irish botach) is a trickster or bogeyman figure in Gaelic folklore and mythology.
The bodach "old man" is paired with the cailleach "hag, old woman" in Irish legend.