188 MOLE— MOxVSTEH 



wart, inoudiewort, moudivvarp, inoudiwart, moudiwort, nioudw.arp, 

 moudwort, moudywarp, moudywart, moudywort, mouldard, moulde- 

 warp, mouldiewarp, mouldiwarf, mouldiwarp, raould'ort, mouldwarp, 

 mouly-warp, moundiewarp, mouther, raowdawarp, mowdhat, 

 mowdie, mowdiewark, mowdiewarp, mowdiewort, niowdiwark, 

 raowdiwarp, mowdiwart, mowdwar]), niowdywark, mowdywarp, 

 mowlewarp, raowlwarp, mowthad, muddywarp, mudwart, mulli- 

 wark ; Tape ; Want, wont. 



The etymology seems to be short for "mold" or ''mould- 

 warp," an animal that casts or warps up moulds of earth. Famhalan 

 thought to be merely an abbreviation of "Famh-thalmhain." 



Some ancient medical properties of the mole were that its 

 ashes mixed with honey was a cure for certain inward complaints ; 

 wine, in which a mole or its ashes has been decocted said to be 

 good against scrofula, while its blood causes growth of hair. In 

 the old statistical account of Scotland the mole was said not to 

 be then in the island of Lismore, but it was in Bute. There are 

 none in Ireland. A mole burrowing beneath a house betokens 

 speedy departure of inhabitants, if extensive, say round whole 

 house, a death of one of inmates probable. One proverb is 

 extant, viz.. Far am faighear (oir neo far am bi) famh bi fuithir. 

 Where a mole is found good land will be. This is very true, 

 fuithir is fo-thir, subsoil. Moles are said to be of various colours, a 

 white one having been caught at Cawdor and Moyness, a grey at 

 Edinkillie, and at Carnach in the Streens one partly pale and yellow. 



MONSTER. — Aibhse (spectre), amhlair, arachd, arrach, arracht, 

 athach, athaid ; Badaroshan (Ir.), bansgal, beannach-nimhe, beist, 

 beithir, beithir-laindeach or lannach (scaled) ; Ceirean or cirein- 

 croin, coluinn-gun-cheann, congeilt ; Fuath, fuath-arrachd ; Grib, 

 gribh, griobh or griobh-ingneach (griffin) ; larchullach, iolbheisd ; 

 Libheadan (leviathan) ; Mata (pig-monster) ; miochairth, murdachan, 

 mur-ducha or murduchan (sea — a mermaid — Ir.) ; Ollbhiast ; 

 Rochuaid, rosualt, sea-monster (? W^alrus) ; Samduba, a mermaid 

 (Lee), siabra or siabrae, evil monster, elf, demon ; sianach, Tarbh- 

 coill or choille, toradhair, torathair ; Uarohas, uile-bheisd or 

 bheist, uiridh, uUa-bheisd or bheist, umhraisg, urghrannach. 



As-capart (Shakesp.) ; Gavlaw (Welsh) ; Leviathan ; Nikir 

 (A. S.) ; Toad-monster, trunk without head ; Ullfish ; Wood-bull. 



"Croin" is the old Cornish word for "skin," the word 

 "athach" is said to mean also "tonna," waves, i.e., anything 

 great or awe inspiring. See Reliquice Celticce, Vol. I., p. 256, for 

 "An t-Athach iodhna." A term "ortabhair" for monster has 

 been met with, but this word is supposed to be merely " torathair " 

 got transposed somehow. The ancient Celtic demon-monster 

 named Siabra, etc., is referred to in Rev. Celt., dord (durd) 

 siabrai, the howl of demons. 



