1915- SCHARP'F. — Oil the Irish Names of Mtunmals. 49 



have been the cu of ancient Ireland. The second was 

 something hke a shepherd's dog. It was evidently called 

 " 5x\'6Af," while the third or " m^-o-At) " was of the type of 

 the modern Irish Terrier. 



Fox. 



fionn^6(2), xwAXi^ fiu^t) (2), ^^A^nnx^c (0), 011^5^6(0)) 

 CjAiorht^n (G), |.vAinCe (6), ):tiince (0), |\o-Dmtiinn (6), fi6'Dnitiin(()), 

 loipt) (1), (older word). 



In several modern European languages there are numerous 

 names for the Fox, and it need not surprise us therefore 

 that there are so many in Irish. vSome of the above, 

 however, may be wrongly identified. Thus Meyer translates 

 clu\b.\c by " Deer." 



Goat. 



5^\5vAfi. Wild Goat — 5^t)-A|i pi^-o^in (7). Kid — mionn>dn (0), 



Hedgehog. 



5f-Aineos (7), x^wt^ (1) (the last two are older terms.) 



Hare. 



gilApirMt) (2), 5e-<^t^|ipiAt) (6), miol in-Aige (7), fcibet^neog (6)^ 

 p*iCA (C), p^c-An (6), -pi^t) miol (1), ):iA\"6rhuin (G), (the last four 

 are older words). Leveret, bj^eos (G). 



Horse. 



co.pA.\ll, e*^c (2), tn*if c (2), mA.\|ACxMi (G) (the last two probably 

 older terms). Stallion — f c^il (7), sfxMjif e (G), gfij^iiine (8), 

 SfxMjexxC (6). Colt — b|\omAC (G), lotrivAC (G). Mare — (7). 



Marten (Marten Cat "). 

 CA.\cc]Uinn (1), mAX)|\A cfiAuin (7). 

 I have been informed by Professor MacNeill that he is 

 doubtful whether the words cog-Ati, cogm^nn and cpxMincu 

 should be applied to this animal. The first term is certainly 

 the Scotch-Gaelic for Marten and it may therefore have 

 been used in Ireland. The word cti^nnCO has been translated 

 as lap-dog" by O'Reilly, but Kuno Meyer is not in 

 agreement with this interpretation. The Polecat never 

 inhabited Ireland. 



