i9i6. SciiARi F — Irish Names of Fishes. 113 
The last word might perhaps be more approximately apphed 
to the Scad (see Mackerel). 
HoRNEEL (see Stickleback). 
HouNDFiSH (sjc Dogfish). 
Knowd (see (riirnard). 
Sea Lamprey (bQrok bweho). 
buApAc iu\ bv\oite (0), iiai-o (7), UMnipi\e (7), bAcndiT) (12), bcit)<MT"j 
(()), LAngeivilAC (0). 
The second word also means adder or snake. Two kinds oi 
Lamprey inhabit Ireland, viz., the Sea Lamprey and the Ri\Tr 
Lamprey. 
River Lamprey (paisht an da-hul-djaig) — peifc ah -oS fuiL 
^oe^S (7). 
Latchet (see Gurnard). 
Ling (liing-9). 
Long A (9), long (6), t)eA|\5AteA|\ longA (2), lAttiAng (7). 
The hrst Irish word seems to be derived from the Norse 
" langan." 
Loach (kal-jak-ruo) 
c<Ml.lex\c ]\UAX) (7) ? b|\eAc bet)i (6). (Compare Roach). 
Mackerel (run-ak). 
t\onnAc (9), |\tinnAc (3), |\ionnAc (6), -fXAngA (7), nu\c]\Ael (2), 
inA|AC|\ea (6), nnitfvuf (13). 
Horse Mackerel, Scad or Craig Herring (bubm-an) — boLArn^n 
(9), 5AbA|\ (2). The first word is used in Mayo, while the second 
seems to be current in Kerry. 
Manafloyd (see Angler). 
Minnow (bud-ar-len). 
box)At|\liii (7), ixilT)Ainitie (6), ]^ceilx)Annne (0), giU-oin (7), 
Ubin (7). (recte lu-obin). 
It has b.'cn suggested that the Minnow is not a native sp?cies, 
but has recently been introduced from England, although it is 
now widely spread in Ireland. The fourth word seems to be 
applied to any small freshwater fish such as Salmon or Trout 
Iry, while the last also denotes fish-fry generally, as well as 
Sprat, &c. 
