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Yellow Wrack. — Used at Belclare, Clew Bay, as a name for Fucus nodosus, 

 the Knotted Fucus. Wrack is a common English dialect word for 

 seaweed. 



IV. Gaelic Animal Names. 



(a) Sea Animals (Fish, Molluscs, Crustaceans, fye.), 



bo-lL&c, The Speckled (Fish). Labrus maculatus BL, Ballan Wrasse. — In 

 general use in Clare Island, where the fish is very common and as well 

 known by the name Gunner as by its appropriate Gaelic name. Much 

 fished for amongst the Laminaria off the rocks at low water, the lines 

 being provided with a crab-shell guard to prevent the hooks fouling in 

 the weed. The islanders speak of the fish as a good " kitchen " for use 

 with potatoes. See Note A. 



bAi]me&c. Patella vnlgata Linne, Limpet. — General in Clare Island and 

 round the shores of Clew Bay ; also used in Co. Dublin in precisely the 

 same form. See p<v6 to&ipne&c, and Note B. 



bn&ile&c. Tapes virgineus Linne. — Used at Belclare, Clew Bay. 



b]\<sn. Pagellus centrodontus de la Eoche, Common Sea Bream, — Used in 

 Clare Island. 



Clu&irin, Little Ear. Pecten maximus and P. varius Linne, Scollop. — At 

 Eossmindle, Clew Bay, where it is applied to both species of Pecten, and 

 at Belclare, where it is used for P. varius only. See ITIuipine&c. 



Com\. Ammodytes lanceolatus Les., Sand Eel. — Clare Island and Mulranny, 

 The word occurs as a component in place-names in both districts. The 

 remarkable shingle promontory, so conspicuous a feature in the island 

 shores about half a mile north of the quay, is named Kinacorra, the Sand 

 Eels' Head, probably from its shape ; and a deep sea hollow off the pier 

 at Mulranny is known as pollri^5co|in, or the Hole of the Sand Eels. 



Com\Aiiiine. Syngnatlius acus Linne, Greater Pipe-fish. — Used at Belclare 

 by English-speaking boatmen and pronounced corraivine. Perhaps a 

 corruption of Co-pp yi<v6a.in, Wild Sand Eel. There is no sound in 

 Gaelic corresponding to the i in wine, but the Gaelic p6.t> is in Clare 

 Island corrupted to Fye by English-speaking islanders, e.g. in p<yo 

 t>Ai|ine&c (Wild Bornyack), and possibly a similar corruption has 

 occurred with piA.'dA.m in the present case. 



Cpipnoj;. — A peculiar variant or corruption of Cpuboj, applied to the Edible 

 Crab at Belclare. 



C]uixyoAi-u Trigla gumardus Linne, Grey Gurnard. — In general use in Clare 



C. jl&f. j Island. 



CjuiA-oo-n •oe&pj. Trigla cuculus Linne, Bed Gurnard. — Clare Island. 

 r,i,a. proc, vol. xxxi, C 4 



