Blair Collection > Gaelic names of beasts (mammalia), birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, etc

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Cat-griosaich, a fireside cat.
Cathmheal, cathmhial, a
charger^ a war horse.
Ceannan, small, active animal.
Ceann-cula or cullach, a boar
(leader).
Ceann-fhionn, white-faced cow.
Ceann-fionn, an otter (hoary
head).
Ceasg, ceast, a sheep.
Ceath, ceathmaid, a sheep.
Ceathra, ceathramh, quadru-
peds, cattle.
Cediach, a pet lamb.
Ceigich, goats.
Ceirean or cirein-croin, a
supposed monster.
Ceis, a farrow sow or pig.
Ceisin, a young pig.
Cer, cear, a stag, roe, hart.
Cette, a sheep or lamb
(Old Ir.).
Ceut, a sheep.
Ci, an animal, a beast, a hind,
a doe.
Ci, cich or cigh-cingeach or
ceangach, noble animal or
stag, the leader. (Dean of
Lismore.)
Cich, a greyhound, a dog.
Cidheach, cigheach, a fat lamb.
CiGH, a hind, a doe.
CioB, cioba, a sheep.
CioBA-CLoiMH, or cloimheach, a
woolly sheep.
CiocAR, ciocrach, a hungry or
ravenous animal.
CioG, a beast, an animal.
CioRA, a pet lamb or sheep, a
sheep that feeds with cows,
a cud-chewer.
CiR, cire, cireag, do.
Citen, a lamb.
CiuBH, a dog.
Cleathar, cleathar-fead, fed,
sed, a milch cow.
Cleobag, cleobag-each, clibeag,
cliobag, a filly, a shaggy colt.
Cliabhach, cliamhach, a fox, a
wolf.
Cliuin, a wolf.
Cobhar (see Gobhar).
CoiBHEARAN, a dog.
Coibhearan-dobhar, an otter.
CoiBHEARAN-MuuiT, a rabbit.
CoiLBHiNN, coilmhinn, a young
pig-
CoiLLEADH, a hog pig.
CoiLT, a heifer.
CoiNEAN, coineanach, coinedeach,
a rabbit, coney.
CoiN-FHODHAIRNE, OttcrS.
CoiNNEAS, a ferret, dog-weasel.
CoLAG, colam, colan, a young
cow.
CoLBTHACii, colbthaig, a cow calf,
a heifer, steer, bullock, colt,
a two- or three-year-old cow,
a cow that has never calved,
a cow.
CoLBTHACH scamlach or sham-
lach, an uncalved cow.
CoLG-cHu, a hound.
CoLLACH, a fat heifer, a boar, a
yearling calf.
CoLLAiD, a two-year-old heifer.
CoLPA, a cow or horse, a colt.
CoLPACH, colpindach, a heifer, a
steer, colt.
CoMHLACH, or comhlachdaidh, a
sucking-pig.
Con, a squirrel, a wolf.
CoNADAL, stray sheep.
CoNAiRE, hounds, a pack.
CoNGEiLT, a monster.
CoNOEL, a female were-wolf (Ir.).
CoR, corr, any undersized or
diminutive animal, an odd or
exceptional looking creature.
CoTH, a cat.
CoTi, a drove of sheep (Ir.).
CowDA, cowdach, a cow, a kittie.
Crac-dhamh, a stag.
Crain, a sow, a litter of pigs,
the female of any animal.
Craitneag, a bat.