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confounded with canac/i, the bog-cotton.) It means any fra- 

 grant shrub, pretty, beautiful, mild, soft. 



Caorag leana {Lychiiis fios-ciictili) — Ragged robin. Caorag. a 

 spark ; and leana, a marsh. 



Caor con ( Viburnum opulus) — Dogberry. Caoi\ a berry ; con, 

 dog. 



Cerrucan {Dauciis carota and Siuni sisarum) — Skirrets. Name 

 appHed io the roots of these and the next plant. 



Curran earraich {Potentilla anscrina) — Silver - weed ; wild 

 skirret (page 19). 



■■' Mil fo thalamh, currain Earrnicli.'" 

 L'ndcrground lioney, spring carrots. 



"Exceptional luxuries. The spring carrot is the root of the 

 silver-weed." — Sheriff Nicolsox. 



Coirean coilleach {LycJinis diurna) (page 8). 



Collaidin ban [Fapaver) — White poppy (page 4). 



Corran lin {Spergu/a arvensis) — Spurrey. 



Cuirinin {Nymphcea) — "Water-lily. 



Daileag {PJmnix daciylifera)~i:\\^ date-tree. 



Dearag thalmhainn i^Funiaria officinalis) — Fumitory. From 

 dearg, red ; tkala/n/i, earth, ground. 



Dearcan dubh {^Ribes nigrum) — Black currants. For dcarc see 

 page 45- 



Deochdan dearg {Trifolium prataise) — Red clover. 



Driuch na muine {Drosera rotundifolia) — Sun-dew. Driuc/i, 

 dew ; and na muine of the hill. 



Dun, lus {Scrop/iularia nodosa) — Figwort, the high plant. 

 According to Bede dun means a height in the ancient British 

 language ; hence the terminations of names of towns, don and ton. 



Eabh {Populus tremula) — Aspen. The Gaelic for Eve. 



Eanach {Nardns strida). 



Easdradh {Filices) — Ferns. 



Eidheann mu chrann {Hcdera //t7/.v)— The ivy (])age 28). 



" Gach fiodh 's a" clioille 

 Ach eidheann inn chrann a's fiodhagacli." 

 Every tree in the wood 

 Except Ì7'y and bird -cherry tree. 



Feathlog fa chrann {Lonicera periclymenum) (page 34). 

 Fib ( Vac:.iuium vitis idxa) — Whortleberry. 

 Fineal ghreugach {Trigonella)~Gxt^\ fennel. 

 Fiodh almug [Sautalum album) — Sandal-wood. 



