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ton, the dogs' briar bud. Braonan fraoich (fraoch, heather). 

 Braonan, the bud of a briar (Armstrong). Braonan bachlaig, the 

 -earth nut (Bunhtm flexuosum) (Macdonald), from braon, a drop. 

 Cairt lair — This is the name" among fishermen in the Western 

 Isles, meaning the "ground bark." It is generally used for 

 tanning the nets when they cannot get the oak bark. 



" Mln-fheur chaorach is barra-bhraonan." — Macintyre. 

 Soft sheep grass and the flower of the tormentil. 



Irish : neamhnaid, neamhain. Welsh : tresgl y moch. 



Comarum palustre — Marsh cinquef oil. Gaelic : citig bhileach 

 uisge, the water five-leaved plant. Cnb leana, meaning the bog or 

 swamp nut. Threlkeld gives another name, " Ciligsheag," from 

 xMg, five. The leaves are generally arranged in fives, hence the 

 English and French names. 



Fragaria vesca — Wood strawberry. Gaelic : subh (or sicth) 

 thalmhuinn, the earth's sap, the earth's delight (from subh or siigh, 

 sap, juice; also delight, pleasure, joy, mirth); thalmhuinn, of the 



■earth. 



" Theirig subh-thalmhuinn nam bruach." — Macdonald. 

 The wild strawberries of the bank are done. 

 Sttbhan laire, the ground sap; tlachd shiibh, pleasant fruit. Thlachd 

 sheist (O'Reilly). 



" Subhan laire 's faile ghroiseidean." — Macintyre. 

 Wild strawberries and the odour of gooseberries. 

 .Silthag, a strawberry or raspberry. 



" Gur deirge na'n t-siithag an ruthadh tha d' ghruaidh." 

 Thy cheeks are ruddier than the strawberry. 



Irish: catog, the strawberry bush. Cath, seeds (the seedy fruit). 

 Welsh: mefussen. 



Rubus (from rub, red in Celtic), in reference to the colour of 

 the fruit in some species. 



Rubus chamsemorus — Cloudberry. Gaelic: oireag, variously 

 ■written — oighreag, foighreag, feireag. Irish: eireag (eireachd, 

 beauty). Scotch : Averin. 



"Breac le feireagan is crnin dearg ceann." — Macintyre. 

 Checkered with cloudberries with round red heads. 



Moon a man meene (Threl). Muin na mna-mhln, the gentle 

 woman's bush or vine. Muin was the ancient Gaelic name for 



