Fern Flower
Published on July 21, 2022

Grogan

  • Grog
  • Grogach

Regions of expansion

Ireland 1 United Kingdom 1
United Kingdom
Ireland

Description

A hardworking domestic spirit from Scottish and Irish folklore. He is short, but broad-shouldered and hairy. Has great power.

The Gruagachs of the Scottish Highlands often wore rich clothes, had golden hair and looked after cattle, whereas the Ulster Grogahs are naked and hairy men four feet (1.2 m) tall, while if they give him clothes, he immediately leaves the house in which he lived crying.

Grogan in popular culture