I9i6. 
ScHARFF — Irish Names of Fishes. 
Ill 
dc^itly the fish which is so frequently sold in Ireland under the 
false name of " White Sole." 
Devil-F[SH (see Weever). 
Dog-fish (Ijar-wada). 
le<\|\-riiAT)c\t) (7), leAt\iiiAT)^\-6 [iS), ]:leAn5^\c (7), sobog (7), 
? pc^LmA1|^c (7). 
These are all apparently general terms applicable to the 
whole tribe of Dog-tishes. Three of the commoner species have 
been identified as follows : — 
Piked Dog or Spur Dog ffeogh-ukj — ■pM'OAc (Gogan), pioKAX) 
(i and?), posAC (3). 
Spotted Dog or Rough Hound (mada garv) — rn^*oAi!) (recte 
tn-A'OA, Gogan) (7), mAT)t\A bfCAc \2), cAitteAt lj|\eAC (2), 
cMXX^At b|ve-AC (7), pite-AngdC (3). 
vSmooth Dog or vSmooth Hound (mada gurgm) — inAX)|\A (recte 
triA'OA, Gogan) ^oftn (2), niv\T)A'D glAf (7) ? tnA'Ot^^^ ?^<^r ('^)- 
Dory. 
(dun.jka na sul mor). 
"OoiiCAt) nd m6f\ (2), 'oeofdi'Oe (7). 
Dragonet or Skulpin (skiibben), rcoilbin (Gogan) i^cdiliJin ? 
(Waterford) 
Earl (see Pipe-fish). 
Eel. 
Conrmon l^el (as-kii) — eAfcu (2 and (3), Afcu (7), eAfciiti 
(W. Cork, Gogan) e-Afcom (9), eAfcon (7), eAf^A (6), eAi^g^n (6). 
Conger Eel (kar-an kreg-e) — cAfAn cfei^e (7), cAt\An cfeise 
(()), C|\ei5eo5 (7), edfcu |?Ai|\jA5e (7), eAfcon (3), cfxeASAg (6). 
Young Eel— tog (log). 
Fiddle -Fish (see Angel-lish). 
Fishing Frog (see Angler). 
Flounder or Fluke (Ija-hog fer-ishke). 
leAtos viot\ uifce (7), teAtog (7), tiAtDbog (7) ? leAcog X)ec\|\5 
As the Flounder is the only flatfish which enters rivers and 
is able to live in freshwater, the first Irish word (meaning fresh- 
water flatfish) can b^- correctly identified with this species. 
For Spotted Fluke see Plaice. 
Glasson (see Coalfish). 
