THE LAST STALK OF THE SEASON 179 
Macdougall, " he has three on both tops. Yes, 
sir, he's a Royal, and we shall have to fine you 
a bottle of whisky according to the custom of 
this forest." " You may be quite sure I shall not 
mind that," I replied. On getting up to the 
stag we found that his head was a fine wild one, 
with exceptionally long horns. My first bullet 
had passed through the second compartment of 
the stomach, or, as it is called in Gaelic, currachd 
an righ, close to but a little below the heart. 
Currachd an righ means in English " the 
King's cap," though it is sometimes called 
" the King's night-cap." Turned inside out it re- 
sembles in shape and dice pattern the old-fashioned 
night-cap. It is said that certain internal parts 
of the stag and other ingredients cooked in this 
" bag " or " currachd " was a favourite disli in 
the olden days, " fit for a king," or such as only 
a king could afford. That may be why it is 
called " currachd an righ." The corresponding 
small bag in the stomach of the sheep is also 
called " currachd an righ," and in English " the 
King's hood." The same word is used in Gaelic 
to signify Hood and Cap. Night-cap translated 
literally is " currachd oidhche," but in Gaelic 
the word "oidhche" or "night" is omitted; 
