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Thread: some Irish names for wild animals
Starting off with a favourite. Jellyfish is known as & #39;Smugairle Róin& #39;, which translates as & #39;Seal Snot& #39;
Starting off with a favourite. Jellyfish is known as & #39;Smugairle Róin& #39;, which translates as & #39;Seal Snot& #39;
Bats have a few names in Irish including, Sciathán Leathair, literally & #39;Leather Wings& #39;, or more sinisterly, Bás Dorcha, which translates as & #39;Black Death& #39; #poorbats
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The Irish name of the pine marten reflects the animal& #39;s preference for woodland habitats, it is known as & #39;Cat Crainn& #39;, or in English & #39;The Tree Cat& #39;
Photo: Ellis Lawrence (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Photo: Ellis Lawrence (CC BY-SA 2.0)
The Irish name for the wolf is & #39;Mactíre& #39; which roughly translates as ‘Son of the Land’
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Photo: Barnaby_S (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The Irish name for the Shrew is & #39;Dallóg Fhéir& #39; or & #39; Little Blind One of the Grass& #39;
Photo: Hanna Knutsson (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Photo: Hanna Knutsson (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
One of the Irish names for a stoat is & #39;an bheainín uasal& #39; or & #39;the little lady& #39;.
Photo: Kentish Plumer (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0),
Photo: Kentish Plumer (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0),
One of the old Irish names for a hare is & #39;Mìl maige& #39; or in English: & #39;Animal of the plains/open spaces& #39;
Photo: Steve Childs (CC BY 2.0)
Photo: Steve Childs (CC BY 2.0)
An old Irish name for the wild boar was & #39;Fíaclach Coilleadh& #39;& #39; which roughly translates as & #39;Tusked one of the Forests& #39; http://dil.ie/search?q=f%C3%ADaclach&search_in=headword
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One of the Irish names for the rabbit is & #39;Preabaire Poill& #39; or the & #39;Bouncer/Hopper of the Holes& #39;
Photo: Joel Tonyan (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Photo: Joel Tonyan (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
In Irish the porpoise is know as & #39;Muc Mhara& #39; or & #39;Pig of the Sea& #39; and also & #39;Torc na Tuinne& #39; or & #39;Boar of the Waves& #39; http://dil.ie/search?q=porpoise…">https://dil.ie/search...
Photo: Ecomare/Salko de Wolf Den Hoorn Texel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photo: Ecomare/Salko de Wolf Den Hoorn Texel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Another Irish name for the Seal is & #39;Lao Mara& #39; or & #39;Calf of the Sea& #39;.
Photo: David Hsiao (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Photo: David Hsiao (CC BY-ND 2.0)
The native Irish lizard is know as & #39;Earc Luachra& #39;, which roughly translates as the the & #39;Speckled one of the Rushes& #39;.
Photo: Nick Ford (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Photo: Nick Ford (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
And finally.... The old Irish for an otter is & #39;Doburchù& #39; or in English & #39;Water Hound& #39; http://dil.ie/17278 ">https://dil.ie/17278&quo...
Photo: Dmitry Azovtsev • CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Dmitry Azovtsev • CC BY-SA 3.0
