Clare Island Survey — Section 1. 



Plant Names. 



b&irme bo bhyci-n, Primula vulgaris Huds., Primrose. At Eoonah : N.C. 

 \>c\\6-§, Alnus glutinosa Gaertn., Alder. General round Louisburgh, where 



the bark of the tree is mixed with Ai^je^-o lu^c]\6. (Meadow Sweet) tc 



mate a black dye : N.C. 

 biol]\.N, Nasturtium officinale Br., Water Cress. 

 bu<NC^VL\n b<sn, Clirysanthemum Leucanthemum (Linn.) (Dog Daisy) and 



Matricaria inodora Linn. (Sea Chamomile). Also applied to Artemisia 



vulgaris. See Part 4. 

 C^-nn&ijin, Chondrus crispus Linn., Carrageen, or Irish Moss. 

 CeMina-UxMi, Eriophorum polystachion Linn., Cotton Sedge. 

 Coined n ^ mb&n Sni>e, The Banshee's Distaff, Typha latifolia Linn., Eeed 



Mace. Pound Louisburgh, where I was told the fruiting head was a 



" grand strop for a razor." The same name, transposed to be&n pie 



cot^eisb, is applied to this plant in Co. Dublin : N.C. 

 Coyib. c^jirioige, Vicia Cracca Linn., Wild Vetch. 



Ctie^cn^c, Rhodymenia palmata Linn., Dillisk. Also at Eoonith on the main- 

 land. This name is applied only to the young plant growing amongst 



dwarf mussels COublicin), on rocks near low-water mark : N.C. 

 &<spbo5 be*-, Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum Linn., Dog Daisy, 

 ■p^iti]: n& m^-o.M'oe, Dogs' Fifes, Keracleum Sphondylium Linn., Cow 



Parsnip. 

 •pe<s|\bxMi, Potentilla Anserina Linn., Silver Weed. Also used in parts of 



Co. Dublin, but in West Ireland commonly applied to Ranunculus 



repens : N. C. 

 ■poc<Min&n m'm, Soft Thistle, Sonchus oleraceus Linn., Sowthistle. Clare 



Island and round Louisburgh. So called, as a Louisburgh man told me, 



" because it's a kind thistle " : N.C. 

 g^jAine, Gaudy Spear. Applied to the Yellow Iris, or Selli-pcunrj;, when 



in flower. The word jAine was thus explained by Pat Toole : ftu-o &p 



bit "oeij ^eiceAl^, c-& ye im& goone. 

 niucorpi, Hips, or fruit, of the Wild Eose, Rosa canina. Commonly used 



round Louisburgh. In East Ireland, in Dublin and Louth, it appears in 



the form Johnny McGorey : N.C. 



Eeeatuji. 

 Part 4, p. 15. For Cen^t^-nMiCM read Ue n& nj^ivjiMiccM. 



Nathaniel Colgan. 



