19 16. Sen \R¥F —Iris /i Names of Fishes, 109 
Blenny, Sil\nny, Parrot Fish or Shaw (shol,'). 
? r\iAs (7). 
This may possibly be the eorrect name for the Bieuiiies, of 
which there are several kinds. (Compare Goby). 
Bream or Brime. 
Lake Bream (brain) — bfieAn, b\\An, btAeAncAX) (7). 
Sea Bream or Gunner (djarag-an) — x)e<). 1^5^11 (2), yu-^Ac (7), 
l^nungeALl (7), inuciMiATj (9), b|\An (3). 
The vSea Bream is often mistaken for one of tlie Wrasses 
(see ^^Tasse), and fishermen apply the term " Murran Roe " 
(corruption of rnoipin ]AUAt)) and Gunner to both. 
Brill or Brut (brit). 
? bt^oic (7). 
Dinneen lieard this name on Tory island and describes it as 
a small fiat-fish. The fish he saw may have been a young Brill, 
as the latter is called Britt on the west coast, thus having the 
same sound as the Irish b|\oir. 
Bullhead or Cobbler (grai-se on fukan). 
51AiAfAr6e pocAin (Green) ? 5eAbA|\ (7) ? 5|AeAt|Mc (6). 
Dinneen tells us that the second word means a little fish with 
a big head found in pools by the sea, which is a fairly good 
description of the Cobbler. 
Armed Bullhead (sjar-og) — ? feA|\|u35 (7). This may be the 
brown fish with claws on both sides of its mouth, as described 
by Dinneen. (See Gtmnel). 
Butterfish (see Gunnel) 
Carp (kar-wan-9k ish-ks). 
CA|\bAUAc uifge (6). 
This fish, which inhabits lakes and ponds, was probably 
introduced into Ireland many centuries ago by monks from 
the Continent. In Scotch-Gaelic the w^ords " carbhanach " or 
"carmhanach uisge " are used (recte : cotAtv-riiAtiAc ? Gogan). 
Cat-fish (see W'olf-fisli, Weever or Torsk). 
Char (rii9 vrak). 
1UK\r6-bt\eAC (7). 
Dinneen translates this term by a " red trout such as is found 
in lakes," which evidently means the Char, which is dark brown 
above, and red underneath, and is confined to deep lakes. It 
is closely related to the Trout. 
