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The Irish Naturalist. 
Sept. 
ON THE IRISH NAMES OF INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS. 
BY R. F. SCHARFF, B.SC, PH.D. 
This is the final article on the Irish names of animals which 
I have collected and thought useful for publication in view of 
the difficulty of identifying the various species by the Irish- 
speaking members of the community. I trust all these notes 
which have appeared in the I/ish Na'iimlisl will also throw light 
on the question of the indigenousness to Ireland of certain 
animals. 
The first two articles were published last year in March and 
July, the third in July, 1916. When we are dealing with 
smaller creatures such as those referred to in this fourth article, 
it becomes increasingly difficult to know what particular species 
an Irish word is applicable to, yet even among the smaller 
beetles we can find some correct English equivalents for Irish 
names. None of these lists, as I mentioned before, can be 
considered complete or final in any way, and I shall be glad 
of assistance from any one interested in the subject in order to 
amplify the lists and make them more complete. 
I have particularly to acknowledge with thanks the assistance 
I received from Mr. R. I. Best, who gave me the correct pro- 
nunciation of the Irish words. Mr, L. G. Gogan as heretofore 
also helped me, whereas Mr. J. N. Halbert and Mr. E. W. L. Holt 
supplied me with manuscript lists of Irish names of invertebrates. 
As regards 'the correct pronunciation of the first Irish name 
placed after each species and the symbols used it is scarcely 
necessary to repeat the full explanation on this subject given in 
my last article in the July number of the Insh Natayalis^ 
Ant (shang-an). 
fOAn^in (7), fionj^Afi (3), f inn An (4), X)\X)eA.t (9). 
The last word has also been applied to the wasp. 
Barnacle (ge-ran). 
5r6]AeAn (6), 5iot)fAn (7), corOe^n (6). 
Bee (bach). 
be^C (7), beA(^An (6), be^i^niAn (6), f^aiCAn (6). 
Drone Bee — xMnbe^C (6). 
Humble Bee — feittex^n m6\< (Scotch-Gaelic 8). 
