378 PERIWINKLE— POUT 



in Gaelic bears the name of Faochag or Gille-fiunbrinn — as given 

 above — both in Scottish and Irish Gaelic. 



Burn teth do 'n fhaochaig. 



Hot water to the buckie. Never boil them. 

 Clann Fhiongain nam faochag. 



Clan Fingan of the wilks. (See above.) 

 Cunntaidh iad na faochagan. 



They will count the buckies. (See "Oran do'n lubliir.") 

 This saying applies to extra penurious persons. 

 Is cruaidh an t-Karrach anns an cunntar na faochagan. 



It's a hard spring when the wilks are (or can be) counted. 

 Al. Is lom an cladach air an cunntar na faochagan. 



It's a bare shore on which the wilks can be counted. 



PIKE. — Ceann-barr or barrach ; Gail-iasg, geadas, gead-iasg, 

 giread ; Mor-madaidh. 



Dadey (large) ; Egypt or Egyptian herring (saury) ; Fresh- 

 water shark or tyrant, frie; Gade, gar-fish (sea), gaud or gawd- 

 flook, gaufnook, ged, gedd, gid, gidd, gore-fish, gosnick, gowdanook, 

 gowdnook, greenbone, guard-fish (sea), gullet ; Hacod (O. E.), 

 haked (large), halion, horn-eel, hungell ; Jack or Jack-fish ; Lesser 

 weeber, luce, lucie, lus (A. S.) ; Mackerel-guide scait scent or 

 scout, morris ; Otter-pike ; Pacod, picche, pickerel (young), 

 pickwell, pod ; Saury, sea-pike or stanger, skipjack, skipper, 

 skopster, snipe-fish. 



From the Gaelic word "pic," a pike or sharp-pointed weapon, 

 this fish having long, sharp-pointed jaws and snout. 



PILCHARD. — Geilmhin, geilmin ; Pillsear ; Seirdean, seirdin, 

 sgadan mhorlannach. 



Fair maid ; Gipsy herring ; Hern, hernan ; Looe trout. 



The origin of this word has been given as " l*iltzer," a Northern 

 word, but it is truly of a Celtic origin, pilseir or peilig. 



PIPE-FISH (see Eel). 



PIPER-FISH (see Gurnard). 



PLAICE. — Garbag; Leathag, leitheach, leitheag, leubag or 

 liabag-mor. 



Fleuk ; Place, plash-fleuk, plays, playsse (A. S.), pless ; Splash- 

 fleuk. 



The term " liabag-mor " is from " le or li," the sea. Called 

 plaice from its flatness, " plat," flat. 



POLLARD-FISH.— Pronn. 



POLLACK (see Lythe, etc.). 



POUT (see Gunnel). 



This word is sometimes also applied to a well-filled codling. 



