pookas
Celtic mischief spirits
Pookas are mischievous spirits from Irish folklore, shapeshifters who typically appear as dark horses, goats, or rabbits.
They roam the countryside at night, sometimes offering rides to travelers, sometimes playing tricks.
Pookas occupy an ambiguous moral space—neither wholly malevolent nor benign, but unpredictable and wild.
The singular is pooka or púca.
Mischievous Irish sprite
- bansheeDeath-foretelling Irish spirit
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
- fairyTiny winged magical creature
- spriteTiny magical creature
goblin · Celtic · Gaelic · mythology · folktales · Samhain · druid · Tuatha Dé Danann
Dark hours daily
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
midnight · shadows · rural · countryside · farmland · harvest · fields · gates
Domesticated riding animal
- goatHorned, bearded livestock
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
- dogDomesticated barking mammal
- goblinMalicious folklore creature
black fur · golden eyes · transform · morph · disguise · phantom · apparition · specter
Playful mischievous acts
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
naughtiness · impishness · roguery · devilry · troublemaking · jesting · playfulness · teasing
One who tricks others
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- jokerCutup or wild card
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
- wagMove briskly back-and-forth
jester · cunning · sly · wily · capricious · unpredictable · mercurial · meddlesome
leprechaun
Mischievous Irish sprite
- bansheeDeath-foretelling Irish spirit
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
- fairyTiny winged magical creature
sprite · goblin · Celtic · Gaelic · mythology · folktales · Samhain · druid · Tuatha Dé Danann · Harvey
night
Dark hours daily
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
- twilightLight after sunset
dusk · midnight · shadows · rural · countryside · farmland · harvest · fields · gates · paths
horse
Domesticated riding animal
goblin · black fur · golden eyes · transform · morph · disguise · phantom · apparition · specter · night rider
pranks
Playful mischievous acts
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
antics · naughtiness · impishness · roguery · devilry · troublemaking · jesting · playfulness · teasing · high jinks
deceiver
One who tricks others
wag · jester · cunning · sly · wily · capricious · unpredictable · mercurial · meddlesome · beguiling
pookasguardian angels
Protective spirits assigned to individuals
fairy godmothers · brownies · house elves · good spirits · penates