pooka

[ poo-kuh ]

/ ˈpu kə /

puca.

Words nearby pooka

puca

[ poo-kuh ]

/ ˈpu kə /

(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.

< Irish púca; see Puck

And Fergus knew it was the Pooka, the wild horse of the mountains.

Irish Fairy Tales |Edmond Leamy
Bold as Fergus was, his heart beat quickly as he saw fire issuing from the Pooka's nostrils.

The Golden Spears |Edmund Leamy
They thought they would hide behind trees until they heard the coming of the Pooka and his horse.

The King of Ireland's Son |Padraic Colum
The Pooka rides a fierce horse, but the Pooka himself is a timid little fellow.

The King of Ireland's Son |Padraic Colum

In Leinster, it was always the, not a Pooka, that we heard named.

The Fairy Mythology |Thomas Keightley