70 BOAU— BULL 



as the Bridge of Turk, the boar's bridge near the Trossachs or 

 Trusadh, etc. 



In support of the Ben Gulban story we have the following 

 from Seau Dana. 



"Mae o Duibhne air Guilbeinn, 's an tore le chraos fo chop 

 mar bhuinne Laoire." 



'J'he son of Duine on (the hill of) Gulban, and the boar 

 with his mouth foaming (or frothing) as the torrent 

 of Lora. 

 Singular to say Lora is in Argyllshire and Gulban said to be 

 in Ireland. 



Proverbs specially referring to the boar are mixed up with 

 those attached to the pig (</. v.) : — 



A nadur fein a' tighinn 's a chullach. 



His own nature asserting itself in the (young) boar. 

 Ma bhriseas bun-feann, bidh fios aig do mheall (cheann) co 

 dhorchaich an toll. 



If the tail (skin end of the boar) break 

 Your head (lump) shall know 

 What has darkened the hole ! 



The foregoing saying has been attributed to two huntsmen 

 (Celts) both in Scotland and Canada, and one account will be 

 found in Hogg's Tales. 



Cneamh-na-muice-fia', wild boar's garlic is said, but it is 

 believed erroneously, to be called Hart's-tongue. 



A familiar saying is that March (old style) should come in 

 like a boar's head, i.e., rough and wild. 



BUCK (see Deer). 



BUFFALO. — Adh or agh^lluidh ; Bo-alluidh, boirche, braich, 

 braiche, braicheam, braich eamhail, buabhall, buabhull, bual, bualan ; 

 Damh-alluidh, damh-fiadhaich ; Lon, lun ; Segh. 



Other names — Bowgle, Elk, Moose. 



BULL, BULLOCK (see also at Cow). — Aithre; Bioraidh, 

 bollag ; Colbthach firionn (three-year-old) ; Dairt (yearling), damh- 

 nartaidh ; Ealt-dhamh (drove) ; Imeachtraigh, (Ir.) Laoi ; Maolan 

 (hornless) ; Readh, readhag (mad) ; Tarbh, tarbh-tana, tor, 

 tuaighe (herd). 



Beefing (fed), bewgle (Hants.), bol (Weber), bole (A. S.), boo, 

 bu ; Gale (castrated) (West), grogie ; Moylie (hornless) ; Scanterer 

 (a wandering), slot (young) (North) ; Tike (small) (Coles) ; Urus ; 

 Wesend, Willy (I. of Wight). 



The bull is admittedly ancient, the zebu-bull is even held 



