BLACKCOCK— BUNTING 247 



BLACKCOCK.— Coileach-dubh, cubaire. 



Aith-henne (female) ; Black-game, black-wrok ; Grey hen's 

 son with the white belt ; Heath cock, heath powt (fem.) ; 

 Ware cock. 



The flesh of the blackcock was, of old, called ^^ Searcoll " 

 (searc fheoil), as we find Diarmad addressing Grainne as follows, 

 who was doing a little cooking for him : — 



As maith do chuid a Ghrainne Good is your providing, O Grainne. 



Carna tuirc la taobh tire, A lump of boar (flesh) once on land 



Searcoll na gcoileach feadha side ; 



Le banna meadha mine. Sweet flesh of the wild cock, 



And smooth, creamy milk. 



It is hardly necessary we suppose to point out that the above 

 is in Irish Gaelic. The translation is ours. 



A well known " Port-beoil," or mouth tune, is entitled 

 " Ruidhleadh nan coileach-dubh," the reel or reeling of the 

 blackcocks, which begins : — 



" Ruidhlidh na coilich dhubh 's dannsaidh na tunnagan, 

 Ruidhlidh na coilich dhubh, suas am bruthach ard ud." 



Reel will the blackcocks, and dance the ducks will. 

 Reel will the blackcocks, up yonder high brae. 



Aon de thriuir marbh a's boidh 'che air bith — coileach-dubh. 



One of the three prettiest dead — a blackcock. 

 Is duilich an coileach-dubh a ghleidheadh bho 'n fhraoch. 

 It is difficult to keep the blackcock from the heather. 

 Applicable to genuine Celts or Highlanders. 

 Rinn e coileach-dubh dheth. 



He made a blackcock of him. Shot him ! (See Nicolson's 

 note hereto as to " Inverlochy.") 



BLUE-BONNET.— Currachd-shide- Silk-cap. 



BULLFL^^CH (see Finch). 



Buidhean, buidhean-coille, or na coille ; Corcan, corcan-coille, 

 corcan-glas (green) ; Deargan, deargan-coille, deargan-fraoich ; 

 Gealbhan-cuilinn. 



Alpe ; Billy-black-cap, black-cap, black-nob, blood-olp, bud- 

 bird, bud-finch, bud-picker ; Coal or coaly-hood ; Hoop, hope ; 

 Knob; Mawp, monk, mwope ; Nobe, nope; Olf; Plum-bird, 

 plum-budder ; Pope ; Red-hoop ; Tawny, thick-bill, tonnihood, 

 tonyhoop. 



BUNTlNG.^Bigean-sneachda (little-snow), buidheag-bheall- 

 aidh or bhealluidh (yellow), buidheog (Ir.) ; Cean n-dubh-fraoich 

 (reed) ; Eun-an-t-sneachdaidh (snow-bird), eun-ballach, or bollach- 

 a-ghart or a-ghort (garden speckled bird) ; Geala-bigein, gealag- 

 bhuachair, gealag dubh-cheannach (reed), gealag-loin, gealbhan- 



