GAELIC-ENGLISH 



NAMES FOR BEASTS (MAMMALIA) 



Abacc, a beaver (Old Ir.). 

 Abhac, abhach, abhag, a terrier — 



" Abh," the barking of a dog. 

 Abhair, auar, a horse for cart or 



plough (aver). 

 AbhruNj a three-year-old goat^ 



castrated. 

 Abhus, a wild beast. 

 Adh (err. for agh), a heifer, a 



young cow, a hind, a fawn, a 



two-year-old. 

 Adh-alluidh, a buffalo, a wild 



cow, etc. 

 Ag, a cow, a deer. 

 Agadh, an ox. 

 Agh, aghan, a heifer, etc. 

 Agh-alluidh, a stag, etc. 

 Aghan-goirridh, a fox-coloured 



heifer. 

 Agh-feidh, a fawn, a hind. 

 Ag-na-dara, a heifer in calf. 

 Ai, aibh, a herd, a sheep, a cow. 

 AiBHREANN, a castratcd buck 



goat, an aiver. 

 AiBHSE, monster. 

 AiDHRE (eithre, ox, bull, cow), 



flocks — " Greidh is aithre 



Mhanain," the herds and 



flocks of the Isle of Man. 



(Dean of Lismore.) 

 AiDREACH, a milch cow. 



AiGEACH, aigh-each (og-each), 



a young horse, a stallion. 

 AiLBH, ailbhinn, aoilbhinn, a 



flock, a herd, drove. 

 Axle (err.), aileach, a stallion. 

 AiLP, ailpe, an elephant. 

 AiNBHiDH, ainbhith, ainbhte, 



ainbhtean, a heifer, heifers, 



etc. ; also a ferocious animal. 

 Ainle, a wild cat. 

 Ainmheadh, cattle. 

 Ainmhidh, an animal, a beast. 

 AiRC, a sow. 

 Airchealtrach, a hind of three 



years, a cow, a hind. 

 AiREACH-FADA, a pack-horsc. 

 AiRGE, airghe, arge, cattle, herd. 

 AiRGHiR, a cow calf. 

 AiRNDEAL, a stag. 

 AiRNEiR, cattle. 

 AiRNEis, airnis, airnmheadh, a 



herd of cattle, etc. 

 AiRSAER, a dog, a snapper. 

 AiTHEACH, a sow, a boar, also a 



cow. 

 AiTHRiNE, aithrini, aithrinne, a 



calf (also aidhrine, etc.). 

 Al, all, a horse. 

 Alach, a litter. 

 Alaire, a brood mare. 

 Alam, a herd of cattle (Old Ir. 



W. S.). 



