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48. Colb^ n& Seice, " bedside of the hide," the cliff-face due east of the 

 lighthouse. 



49. An teiceoj, the high rock ou the northern point of the island A 

 derivative of leic, te&c, and similar in meaning. 



50. An "poine&rm, "the crew," a long sunken rock shown, but not named, 

 on the map, close to land a little east of the 'northern point of the island. The 

 jagged peaks of this rock, rising a few feet above the sea, when seen from 

 the sea at a distance, present a very strong resemblance to men in a curach 

 fishing. Hence the name. 



51. Wic ti* Copp^, Zecknacurra, "the flagstone of the bend." One might 

 infer that the northern point of the island was called &n Copp, " the bend," 

 or Co]in with some defining adjective or genitive ; but I did not find such a 

 name in use. 



Here our course turns southwestward. The next name on the six-inch 

 map, after Zcck?iacurra, is Cu-shacappid. This should represent Coip a' Ca.pa.iU,, 

 " the horse's leg " ; but my guide would not recognize the name. There is, 

 however, a hollow in the high ground east of the lighthouse, known to him 

 as S&iwn na. 5CA.pa.1U,, " the pen of the horses." 



52. Tla. "Oa.pa.cai, or Ca.ppa.15 na. n'Oa.pa.ca.i, a large rock in the sea about 

 half a mile north of Leic na. Coppa, perhaps " the wild ones " (-oa.pa.c, " bold, 

 fierce, restless," O'Eeilly). It is called in English " the Daisy Eock " or 

 " Deasy's Bock," apparently mere sound-imitations of the Irish name. The 

 O.S. map calls it Calliaghcrom Rock. This name properly belongs to — 



53. An Ca.iUea.c Cpom, "the stooping hag," the rocky promontory of 

 Clare Island, jutting out from the lighthouse northwestward. The O.S. map 

 is again in error in marking Calliaghcrom as the name of the cliff on the edge 

 of which the lighthouse stands, south of the promontory of An Ca.iUea.c 

 Cpom. The map has thus two Calliaghcroins, neither of them in the right 

 place. 



54. An Ca.ppa.15 p\\-oa., Carrickfadda, "the long rock." 



The lighthouse was called by my guide a-n cea.c eotuip, " the house of 

 guidance" (so, pea-lc eoUnp, " guiding star"). The Irish name is not to be 

 taken as a fixed proper name ; but it is an interesting alternative to the more 

 usual cea.c poUnp, " house of light," used in closer imitation of the English 

 term. 



55. AiU 116. bo, "the cow's cliff," is the name of the cliff marked 

 Calliaghcrom on the O.S. map, at the west side of the lighthouse. 



56. Omn wi 1otp^, Benilra, "the eagle's peak," rising over the sea to 

 the height of 427 feet. 1olpA, in Connacht dialect = ioU\p, " eagle." pol^p 

 is used in Minister and also in Tyrone. 



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